The Jewish Museum Berlin

Designed by Daniel Libeskind

Berlin, Germany

Photographed in 2019

The Jewish Museum Berlin is located in what was West Berlin before the fall of the Wall. Essentially, it consists of two buildings – a baroque old building and a new deconstructivist-style building by Libeskind. The two buildings have no visible connection above ground. The Libeskind building is a twisted zig-zag and is accessible only via an underground passage from the old building.

The descent leads to three underground axial routes, each of which tells a different story. The first leads to a dead-end – the Holocaust Tower. The second leads out of the building and into the Garden of Exile and Emigration, remembering those who were forced to leave Berlin. The third and longest, traces a path leading to the Stair of Continuity, then up to the exhibition spaces of the museum, emphasizing the continuum of history.