It is situated 1 block away from the Brandenburg Gate.
Designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. It is spread over a
4.7-acre site, consisting of 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. The stelae are 2.38 m (7 ft 10 in) long, 0.95 m (3 ft 1 in) wide and vary in height from 0.2 to 4.8 m (8 in to 15 ft 9 in).
According to Eisenman, the stelae are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere, and the whole sculpture aims to represent a supposedly ordered system that has lost touch with human reason. A 2005 copy of the Foundation for the Memorial's official English tourist pamphlet, however, states that the design represents a radical approach to the traditional concept of a memorial, partly because Eisenman did not use any symbolism.
The memorial is controversial, and was described by Ignatz Bubis, the then leader of the German Jewish community, as unnecessary.
@cazla@happypat Hi Cazla and Pat, these blocks are in the tallest part of the monument. What you can see is the head of a chap walking between the blocks.
I was last there 3 years ago and I still get goosebumps whenever I am reminded of it. I like the abstract nature of this Sean, but I would know what it is even without your words.
Beautiful shot, Sean.