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title: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
author: Alexander Blum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20049/memorial-to-the-murdered-jews-of-europe/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-02-17
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# Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

_Authored by Alexander Blum_

## Image File

[![Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20049.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20049.jpg)

## Image Caption

A view of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/), a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust (1941-1945), from the Ministergärten. Designed by New York architect Peter Eisenman, the memorial covers 19,000 square metres in Berlin and is comprised of 2711 concrete 'stelae' of varying heights. The ground below the stelae is uneven, with ondulating slopes to give visitors the feeling of instability and uncertainty.

Construction began in April 2003 and the memorial was opened in May 2005, 60 years after the end of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Blum, A. (2025, February 17). Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20049/memorial-to-the-murdered-jews-of-europe/>
### Chicago
Blum, Alexander. "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 17, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20049/memorial-to-the-murdered-jews-of-europe/>.
### MLA
Blum, Alexander. "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Feb 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20049/memorial-to-the-murdered-jews-of-europe/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europeabove.jpg) by [**Alexander Blum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europeabove.jpg). Submitted by [Scarlett Hart](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/scarletthart/ "User Page: Scarlett Hart"), published on 17 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.