Having recently returned from visiting Berlin, one of the most memorable sights for me was the 19,000 squared metre memorial built in 2003, in honour of Hitlers six million victims. "The field of Stelae" as the memorial has been named, was designed by New York architect Peter Eiseman and consists of 2,711 free-standing concrete pillars of varying heights of up to 4m. This vast field of stone blocks rises and falls with the level of the ground, creating a wave-like form that can only be recognised by viewing it from above. It stands in the heart of Germany's capital and can be entered from all four sides.
acknowledgement of it's tragic history and became a step towards it's postwar evolution. The designer intended for the memorial to be interpreted however we wish, however his concept for it was 'silence' as the victims had had their ability to speak taken away from them. Personally, it reminds me of tombstones in a graveyard representing the deaths of the victims.What struck me most about the design was its massive scale, especially as it is positioned in such a central location, making it so unexpected to see. I think this helps to portray the scale of the suffering and horror caused by the holocaust and makes this memorial so unique and original to any other.
No comments:
Post a Comment