The bullet marks on this building close to The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) were intentionally left unrepaired.
The German Resistance Memorial Center contains images and information about many efforts within German society to fight national socialism (the Nazis). Colonel Claus Stauffenberg, who smuggled a bomb into a meeting with Hitler, was executed in this courtyard along with other planners of the attempted assassination. Most of the exhibit is in German with a short audio guide in English. However, I recommend going regardless--just to see the many pictures of brave people who knowingly risked death rather than simply look the other way.
This image captures the low level of light in most of the Holocaust Memorial at night. You can just make out the separate stones of the walkway.
Another view of the memorial. From the edges, these rectangular structures look like coffins. But, the walking paths ramp downward in the center, transforming the blocks into oppressive walls. Seeing the familiar street scenes at the end of the corridors likely helps visitors refrain from panicking.
Keeping the shutter open for 15 seconds reveals the texture of the pathway and smooth surface of the towering stone structures. There is just no way to escape photographing a crane in Berlin (click to see).
The bullet marks on this building close to The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) were intentionally left unrepaired.
The German Resistance Memorial Center contains images and information about many efforts within German society to fight national socialism (the Nazis). Colonel Claus Stauffenberg, who smuggled a bomb into a meeting with Hitler, was executed in this courtyard along with other planners of the attempted assassination. Most of the exhibit is in German with a short audio guide in English. However, I recommend going regardless--just to see the many pictures of brave people who knowingly risked death rather than simply look the other way.
This image captures the low level of light in most of the Holocaust Memorial at night. You can just make out the separate stones of the walkway.
Another view of the memorial. From the edges, these rectangular structures look like coffins. But, the walking paths ramp downward in the center, transforming the blocks into oppressive walls. Seeing the familiar street scenes at the end of the corridors likely helps visitors refrain from panicking.
Keeping the shutter open for 15 seconds reveals the texture of the pathway and smooth surface of the towering stone structures. There is just no way to escape photographing a crane in Berlin (click to see).
2 comments:
beautiful, ominous, and brooding. these structures look so heavy and dense, yet silent and isolated. quite surreal.
Thanks Ken. At first the memorial does not seem terribly interesting. Only when you realize that the walking paths slant down and turn human-sized blocks into towers does the force of the work hit you.
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