Holocaust Memorial

This is the Holocaust Memorial unveiled in 2005, 60 years from the anniversary of the end of WWII. When I first viewed it it almost appeared "tacky" but after you spend some time wandering through it we began to understand the thoughts behind it. Built on undulating land many of the stones are 3m (10ft) tall and when in the middle the only light you get is from overhead. It really is an eerie place and the shadows and cold stone give you a feeling like no other memorial.
It is very well thought out and an interesting memorial in the centre of the city without the grandeur of other "victorious" monuments.

Paul

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All I can say is WOW! That speaks volumes.

The second is a great shot to me. I'd usually say something about the sky being blown out but, since the shot does not have a lot of color to begin with, I actually think that it works well here.
I thought that it would make a perfect candidate for B&W so I just quickly removed the color for reference below.
Great shots and thank you for sharing them.

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Impressive monument and great photos...I also prefer #2, it has scale to it and I like the conversion

Thanks Robert, I too like the B&W version. I never thought of that.

Paul

Paul_O wrote in post #2143817
Thanks Robert, I too like the B&W version. I never thought of that.

Paul

I'm sure that your conversion will look much better than my "Enhance-Adjust Color-Remove Color" quicky.

Hi Paul, great pics! Could you tell me where this memorial is?

sando wrote in post #2144396
Hi Paul, great pics! Could you tell me where this memorial is?

Hi Sando,
This is in Berlin, a long way from home unfortunately

Paul

Paul_O wrote in post #2144550
Hi Sando,
This is in Berlin, a long way from home unfortunately

Paul

*sando slaps his forehead*

[homer]D'oh![/homer]

Forgot you were in Berlin at the mo'!! I was thinking this was in Perth!

Good to see the memorial in the sunlight. When I was there earlier this year nothing but rain. Thanks for sharing. So did you go here?

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All I can say is "Never Again".

Great Memorial and great photos Paul.

SanderH wrote in post #2144584
Good to see the memorial in the sunlight. When I was there earlier this year nothing but rain. Thanks for sharing. So did you go here?

http://www.topographie​.de/en/ausst.htm

Hi SanderH,
No I didn't see that, I would have loved to have though! Too late now though as I'm back in sunny Australia. I was staying not too far from you though, my wife is from Holland and we were staying in Winterswijk and her brother was stationed at Twente with the RNLAF.

Paul