Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
A field of 2,711 concrete slabs of different heights near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, designed by Peter Eisenman and opened in 2005. An information centre below ground tells the stories of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
- Where
- Berlin, Germany
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.5139, 13.3789
Get the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Berlin volume with your photos and a note.
Near Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Brandenburg Gate 0.3 km
An 18th century neoclassical gate in central Berlin, built on the site of an older city gate that marked the start of the road to Brandenburg an der Havel. It stood beside the Berlin Wall for decades and is now one of Germany's best known landmarks.
Unter den Linden 0.3 km
A boulevard in central Berlin running from the site of the Berlin Palace to the Brandenburg Gate, lined with linden trees. Along it stand the State Opera, Humboldt University, the German Historical Museum and Neue Wache.
Reichstag 0.6 km
The seat of the German parliament in Berlin, completed in 1894 and badly damaged in the war. Norman Foster rebuilt it in the 1990s and added a glass dome that visitors can walk up, with views over the city.
Potsdamer Platz 0.6 km
A public square and busy crossing in central Berlin, about a kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate. It was a no man's land beside the Wall and was rebuilt in the 1990s with the Sony Center, offices, cinemas and the Berlinale Palast.
Großer Tiergarten 0.9 km
The large inner city park of Berlin, once a royal hunting ground and opened to the public in the 19th century. It covers about 210 hectares of lawns, lakes and woodland, and has the Victory Column and Bellevue Palace at its edge.
Topography of Terror 0.9 km
An outdoor and indoor history museum on Niederkirchnerstrasse, formerly Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse. It stands on the site of the buildings used by the SS Reich Security Main Office and the Gestapo during the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945.
Gendarmenmarkt 0.9 km
A baroque square in Berlin's Mitte district, framed by the concert hall designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the French and German Cathedrals with their domed towers. A Christmas market is held here each winter.
Checkpoint Charlie 1.0 km
The best known crossing point on the Berlin Wall, on Friedrichstrasse between the American and Soviet sectors. In October 1961 American and Soviet tanks faced each other here. A replica guard hut and an open air exhibition mark the spot today.
More famous places to visit in Berlin
Questions
Where is Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe?
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is in Berlin, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Brandenburg Gate (0.3 km), Unter den Linden (0.3 km), Reichstag (0.6 km).
How do I get the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Berlin volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Berlin volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 40 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.