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Brandenburg GatevsThe Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Both Brandenburg Gate and The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe scores slightly better than Brandenburg Gate. The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe comes in at #2 in Berlin with praise from 9 reviews like Michelin Guide, Frommer's and Let's Go.
Brandenburg Gate
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Unter den Linden, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin
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Fodor's "Once the pride of Prussian Berlin and the city's premier landmark, the Brandenburger Tor was left in a desolate no-man's-land when the Wall was built." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"A symbol of division during the Cold War, the landmark Brandenburg Gate now epitomises German reunification."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This triumphal gate is now the emblem of Berlin but for nearly three decades it was a symbol of the divided city: the monument used to be an integral part of the Berlin Wall." Full review
Afar Magazine "The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the tree-lined boulevard (named after linden trees) which formerly led directly to the city palace of the Prussian monarchs." Full review
Time Out "With its commanding vantage point over Unter den Linden, the Brandenburger Tor provides a spectacular gateway to Berlin and its history." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Widely considered to be Berlin's most iconic landmark, it's a shining symbol of freedom and reunification after four decades of Cold War division."
Berlin Travel Guide
October 11, 2021
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Fodor's Travel + Leisure
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Information Center: Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin
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Fodor's "An expansive and unusual memorial dedicated to the 6 million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust, the monument was designed by American architect Peter Eisenman." Full review
Travel + Leisure "New York architect Peter Eisenman's haunting field of concrete pillars." Full review
Let's Go "Stark concrete blocks arranged in a grid pattern across an entire city block commemorate the Jews killed by the Nazis." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"For this memorial dedicated to Europe's Jewish victims, the American Peter Eisenman designed a field of 2 711 steles of differing sizes standing on undulating ground." Full review
Afar Magazine "Another site not far from the Brandenburg Gate is the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, completed in 2005." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial. " Full review
The Telegraph "Peter Eisenman’s hugely controversial 2,700 concrete slabs (stelae) are arranged in a neat grid spread across 200,000 square feet of prime Berlin real estate near the Brandenburger Tor." Full review
Time Out "This field of concrete slabs takes up the area of a city block. To engage with the memorial you need to walk into it and experience its shifts in perspective, light, isolation and claustrophobia." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This sprawling, maze-like set of 2,711 concrete columns is a haunting reminder of the atrocities and toll of World War II." Full review
U.S. News & World Report6.0
"The Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas consists of a grid of 2,711 concrete blocks." Full review
