JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN by GARAGELAND
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The Jewish Museum Berlin is one of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe. In two buildings, one of which is a new addition specifically built for the museum by architect Daniel Libeskind, two millennia of German Jewish history are on display in the permanent exhibition as well as in various changing exhibitions.
The original Jewish Museum in Berlin was founded on Oranienburger Stra�e in 1933, but was closed soon thereafter, in 1938, by the Nazi regime. In 1975 an "Association for a Jewish Museum" formed and, three years later, mounted an exhibition on Jewish history (1978). Soon thereafter, the Berlin Museum, which chronicled the city�s history, established a Jewish Department, but already, discussions about constructing a new museum dedicated to Jewish history in Berlin were being held.
In 1988, the Berlin government announced an anonymous competition for the new museum�s design. A year later, Daniel Libeskind's design was chosen by the committee for what was then planned as a �Jewish Department� for the Berlin Museum. While other entrants proposed cool, neutral spaces, Libeskind offered a radical, zigzag design, which earned the nickname 'Blitz'.
Construction on the new extension to the Berlin Museum began in November 1992. The empty museum was completed in 1999 and attracted over 350,000 people before it was filled and opened on September 9, 2001
This shot taken inside the museum symbolises the horror of the holocaust, please ZooooM and spare a few moments to think.
Have a nice day.
Comments (15)
Juliette.Gribnau
oh my... you captured the atmosphere so well !
alanwilliams
a stark and lasting monument of mans inhumanity to man
blinkings
Wow what a fascinating place. It's amazing how after every war, people hope that mankind has learned it's lesson and will never do it again...............but war seems to continue in the hearts and minds of men as sure as the sun rises and sets. 5/5
durleybeachbum
Libeskind is one of my heros. A superb and evocative photo.
giulband
Very original image, congratulations for the good capture !!
micturn
Powerful shot, well done
MrsRatbag
Powerful, yes; sobering and thought-provoking capture. Well done!
bebopdlx
A beautiful capture.
wysiwig
From 1933 to 1945 two-thirds of Europe's Jews were murdered. Many survivors emigrated after the war. In 1933 the Jewish population of Germany was 500,000. In 1990 it was 6,000. The Nazis ordered the collection of 200,000 Jewish artifacts to be displayed at the end of the war as a trophy case of archaeological remains. It was to be called The Museum of an Extinct Race. It seems they succeeded. This is an extremely powerful image which tears at the heart.
SunriseGirl
This episode in history is such a dark one and always has the power to make me cry inside. I cry not only for the many who were mercilessly murdered, but also for the murderers and for those who did nothing to help for whatever reason because the scars of such heinous acts run so deep. The causes and effects continue to affect people and nations for many generations. Museums such as this are a powerful reminder to us all and do give us pause for thought about our own role in the world and what happens between it's peoples. Thanks for sharing.
jayfar
Awesome and awful, what a shot and what a story and now Russia are about to start WW3 !!
bmac62
Thanks for this photo and the invitation to consider what went on during that very dark period in human history. May we never forget!
debbielove
Stark and bleak and....so it should be really.. Stunning POV. Rob
kingof3d
Brilliant image speaks many words 6,000,000 to be precise.
moochagoo
Feeling very sad, seeing that.