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Holocaust Memorial

The National Holocaust Memorial 


First View

 

 

The Memorial is titled "Landscape of Loss, Memory and Survival"

Angularity 

The Monument looks roughly like a Star of David from the air, although this is difficult to see when you standing inside of it

The Hopeful Stairs

At the top of these stairs, the visitor can look across the city to view the pinnacle of the Peace Tower at Parliament

Interior

Inside the Monuments tight walls, one gains a better sense of the stark vision employed by the architect

Interior 2

The monument makes excellent use of light and shadow, particularly evident in the low fall sunlight

The Walk

The Monument deliberately produces claustrophobia, invoking a memory of the concentration camps used to kill millions

Final Look

The Monument was primarily created by Architect Daniel Libeskind, and sits right across from the War Museum