The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropevsEast Side Gallery
East Side Gallery and The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe are both highly recommended by writers. Overall, The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe ranks slightly better than East Side Gallery. The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe ranks #2 in Berlin with praise from 9 publications like Time Out, Let's Go and Atlas Obscura.
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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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
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Muehlenstrasse, 14059 Berlin
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Fodor's "This 1-km (½-mi) stretch of concrete went from guarded border to open-air gallery within three months." Full review
Travel + Leisure "One of only a handful of standing sections of the Berlin Wall, the East Side Gallery is by far the longest and certainly the most interesting." Full review
Afar Magazine "An amazing site and a "must see" on any visit to Berlin!" Full review
Let's Go "The longest remaining portion of the Berlin Wall, this 1.3km stretch of cement slabs has been converted into the world’s largest open-air art gallery." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Standing in an industrial wasteland, this 1,300m of the old Wall - the longest remaining section - provides an interesting glimpse into Berlin's recent history." Full review
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Admire this open-air art gallery by walking from one end of the wall to the other... note the Bruderkuss. The morning light is best for photos.
Condé Nast Traveler "With more than 100 paintings, today it's the world's largest (and longest) open-air art gallery.
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Come early in the morning to avoid the bulk of the crowds.
U.S. News & World Report9.0
"The East Side Gallery refers to the longest intact section of the Berlin Wall, which stretches nearly a mile. If you want to experience the wall for the first time, this is the place to do it." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Perched along the banks of Spree River in Friedrichshain, the 4,318-foot-long East Side Gallery showcases a collection of colorful murals painted on the surviving pieces of the Berlin Wall."
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October 11, 2021
Frommer's "The longest and best preserved section left standing. It was painted by artists in the 1990s and the feel is more like an outdoor art gallery." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This tourist-geared private museum...offers an easily digestible multimedia chronicle of Germany's post-WWII history, with a focus on the construction and demise of the Berlin Wall." Full review
