Sinti-und-Roma-Denkmal

5 Aleksandra Marszałek - 2 months ago

Nice idea. Piece of story. In the end it's pretty fountain for the birds, but anyway looks impresing.

4 Tony Bonnar - a month ago

A low key memorial to a race persecuted by the Nazis but whose story is dwarfed by what happened to the Jews...read the story boards! The site and particularly the water needs some TLC though

5 macedonboy - 2 years ago

This monument stands in memory of the Sinti and Roma who were persecuted in much the same way Jews were by the Nazis. The memorial is an enclosed area within Tiergarten with a large circular pool with a triangular stone plaque, in reference similar badges that had to be worn by concentration camp prisoners. Around the pool are paving stones, some of which have names of concentration camps carved into them.

The walls of the memorial describe in painful detail about the persecution of Sinti and Roma. Visit this to remind ourselves just how cruel people can be and how not to allow these things to happen again.

4 Bryan Hanna - 5 years ago

Very small and quiet memorial. The etched glass panels in German and English detailing the plight the Gypsies faced leading up to and during WWII is well done. A touching memorial that serves both to remember and to educate.

5 kate sm - 6 months ago

I'm glad we saw this memorial. It's not a very well known spot on Berlin's map, however I would recommend to stop there. Once you step in, it takes you to a different place, a peaceful, maditative and beautiful memorial.

5 J Thrax - a month ago

One can have a look at this fountain in shape of a circle with a triangle in the middle here.

4 BradJill - 4 years ago

This memorial is located near the east end of Tiergarten, between Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag. It is a simple and solemn tribute to the Sinti and Roma who were labeled as 'gypsies' and murdered under rule of the National Socialist Regime between 1933-1945.

Created by Israeli sculptor, Dani Karavan, the memorial consists of a small reflection pool and a retractable stone. A new flower that is placed on the stone daily. Surrounding the pool are various shaped flat stone surface, some slabs include names.

The walls which surround this monument include historical accounts of the the atrocities committed to the Sinti and Roma. The text is provided in English and German and helps put this particular memorial into context. It is well worth spending the few minutes required to read before entering the Memorial to the SInti and Roma Murdered under the National Socialist Regime.