Memorials in Berlin

An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event

A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.

A thin golden line commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack in recent German history.

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.

A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.

A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.