The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas) covers about 19,000 m² between the Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz. Designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman, it was inaugurated on 10 May 2005, six years after the Bundestag's decision. According to the foundation that runs it, it has 2,710 concrete stelae of varying heights, set on gently undulating ground. The Field of Stelae is open day and night. Beneath the monument, the Ort der Information, an underground information centre, commemorates the victims of the Holocaust. Admission is free.
Highlights
The Field of Stelae
Every stele is 0.95 m wide and 2.38 m long; heights vary up to 4.70 m. They stand 0.95 m apart, so you can only walk between them one person at a time. You can enter from all four sides, and the ground drops irregularly: towards the centre, the tallest stelae rise well above an adult's head.
An architecture without landmarks
Eisenman wanted a monument with no symbol and no set route: there is no goal, no way in and no way out. Each visitor crosses the field in their own way, and the experience changes with every step.
The Ort der Information
Beneath the Field of Stelae, this 800 m² centre presents an exhibition in four rooms: the Room of Dimensions, the Room of Families, the Room of Names and the Room of Sites. The foundation recommends allowing about one hour, or an hour and a half with the audio guide.
Infos pratiques
Tips
Entry to the Ort der Information goes through a security check, which can create a queue; registered guided groups have priority. Items deemed dangerous are held for the length of your visit, and bags larger than cabin luggage (about 55 x 40 x 20 cm) are refused: there are lockers at Potsdamer Platz and Friedrichstraße stations and at the Hauptbahnhof. Prices noted in October 2026: free entry, audio guide €3. A free guided tour takes place at 14:00 on the first Sunday of the month in English and on the third Sunday in German. On the Field of Stelae, the foundation forbids making noise, jumping from stele to stele, bringing a dog, a bicycle or similar equipment, smoking and drinking alcohol. In the exhibition, keep your voice low and switch off your phone.
How to get there
Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin (Mitte district). S-Bahn S1, S2, S25 and S26 and U-Bahn U5: S+U Brandenburger Tor station, about 5 minutes on foot. Nearest bus stops: Behrenstraße/Wilhelmstraße and Ebertstraße. The [Brandenburg Gate](/fr/attractions/porte-de-brandebourg) is about 5 minutes' walk to the north, and the [Tiergarten](/fr/attractions/tiergarten-berlin) lies just across Ebertstraße.
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