Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe - Concrete Blocks

Also known as the Holocaust Memorial, this architectural monument was designed by Peter Eisenman. Composed of a landscape of 2711 concrete blocks arranged in a grid - these 3' x 7' slabs vary in height from 1' to 10' high, resembling tombstones in a cemetery. The closely packed nature and endless repetition of the concrete shafts on a large scale evoke an uneasy and confusing yet visceral emotion, yet the lack of inscription on the concrete slabs and open nature of the space allows for varying levels of interpretation and experience by any individual.