Memorials in Germany

The Friedrich Ebert Memorial in Heidelberg commemorates the first democratic head of state in German history.

An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue

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

A suburban monument preserves the faces of twenty murdered Jewish boys and girls.

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.

In the middle of a wonderful recreational park, this memorial reminds us of the dark past of this place.

Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

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

A memorial commemorating the place where Truman gave the order to deploy the first nuclear bombs on Japan.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.