Berlin Monument
For my Berlin monument I decided to write about the monument to the murdered jews. This monument was very cool for me to see as I recognized from a Holocaust literature class I have previously taken. The monument includes columns of different heights, set in rows. The floor of this area goes up and down, in the same fashion as rolling hills. Rob told us that this monument can mean different things to different people and it's up to us to interpret it. He said that the architect intended us to reflect as we walked through the maze-like area. To me, it repented feeling lost and uncertain. Rob and Maryann shared a story about their son getting lost in the columns one time and them feeling helpless and they kept seeing him appear and then be gone. I think this can relate to the uncertainties of the Holocaust and the chaos is represented. The Berlin monument to the murdered jews is important historically and culturally. It stands as a tribute to the six million Jews who were ru