Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is Germany's central Holocaust memorial, and it is two things at one address rather than one. Above ground is the Field of Stelae, Peter Eisenman's grid of grey concrete blocks covering 19,073 square metres between Ebertstrasse and the former ministerial gardens. Below it, reached by a staircase or a lift from the south-east corner, is the Information Centre, 800 square metres of exhibition documenting the persecution and murder of Europe's Jews and the places where it was carried out. Both are free. Yes. It is accessible 24 hours a day. Field and Information Centre are free; donations are accepted. Audio tour €3.

The field is walkable from all four sides and has no gate, no entrance and no route. Every stele is 0.95 metres wide and 2.38 metres long, and the gaps between them are also 0.95 metres, wide enough for one person and not two. Heights run from ground level to 4.7 metres: 811 stelae stand between 0.2 and 2 metres, 916 between 2 and 3.5 metres, and 872 between 3.5 and 4.7 metres, with 112 flush with the ground at the edges and along the public walkway. Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, last admission 17:15; Monday is closed. The memorial lies on Cora-Berliner-Straße between Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz. Nearest stops are S+U Brandenburger Tor, Behrenstraße/Wilhelmstraße and Ebertstraße; no onsite parking exists.

The Foundation recommends about one hour for the exhibition, and about ninety minutes for anyone using an audio guide, which runs 75 to 90 minutes. Neither figure includes the field above, and neither includes the queue. The Foundation states plainly that there may be waiting times, that their length depends on the day's events, and that registered groups holding a reserved slot are given precedence over individual visitors — so a mid-morning arrival in summer can lose fifteen minutes before reaching the stairs. The current wait is posted on site and nowhere else. Yes. Both memorial and exhibition are free; the audio tour costs €3. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe visitor address: Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin.

Information Centre closes 16-23 November, 24-26 December and at 16:00 on 31 December. Allow 45 minutes for the field and another hour for the Information Centre. Security and the 13 marked wheelchair corridors shape the route. Dated events, worship, maintenance and weather notices from the operator take priority over ordinary hours. Partially. Thirteen field corridors are marked suitable, though slopes reach 20%; staff operate the exhibition lift.

Field and Information Centre are free; donations are accepted. Audio tour €3. The recorded base adult amount is 0 EUR. Tours, special exhibitions, performances, commercial venues and separately controlled components remain excluded unless explicitly included. About one hour, or roughly 90 minutes with the audio guide, plus any security queue. The Field of Stelae remains open around the clock, while the underground Information Centre closes Monday and admits its final visitors before the 18:00 closing time. Thirteen marked corridors support wheelchair movement through the sloping field, and a staff-operated lift serves the Information Centre.

The memorial lies on Cora-Berliner-Straße between Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz. Nearest stops are S+U Brandenburger Tor, Behrenstraße/Wilhelmstraße and Ebertstraße; no onsite parking exists. The visitor address is Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin. Use the named station, gate or entrance because a broad pin can lead to stairs, security or another institution. Private photography is allowed without flash in the Information Centre; commercial work needs written permission.

The field is threshold-free with 13 marked wheelchair-suitable corridors, but includes slopes up to 20%. The Information Centre uses a staff-operated lift. Yes. It is accessible 24 hours a day. Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, last admission 17:15; Monday is closed. Yes. Both memorial and exhibition are free; the audio tour costs €3. Historic surfaces, crowds and institution-specific access remain relevant to the final route.

Photography for private purposes is allowed both in the field and in the Information Centre, but flash is prohibited below ground. Photographs, film and television recordings for commercial purposes need the prior written consent of the Foundation, requested through the photo and filming permission form on its site, and press coverage or visitor surveys inside the exhibition need separate approval. Beyond the rules, the field is harder to photograph well than it looks. Information Centre closes 16-23 November, 24-26 December and at 16:00 on 31 December.