For something different, although still somewhat sombre, another photo I took of the Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas in Berlin. I think the overwhelming first impression was of coffins, then that thought gave way to pondering past horrors and loss.
Wandering around the memorial, considering it all, eventually led to being curled up on one of the slabs, crying onto my Mum's shoulder, because what happened to anyone Hitler wanted to get rid of was so horrible, the bravery of those who resisted and saved people's lives, the massive losses of life relating to war, potential snuffed out, future generations never given the chance...
And that human nature hasn't learned...
2 comments:
what is it exactly? (other than a memorial for hitlers dead)
Google it and you'll find explainations. It's for the Jews who were murdered around Europe during the Holocaust.
Somewhat controversial in some ways (in part because it's not a memorial to the many other people who were murdered such as dissenters, gay people, gypsies, etc), but an important memorial.
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