Neue Wache
Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Victims of War and Tyranny
The Neue Wache (New Guardhouse) was built in the years 1816 to 1818 on behalf of the Prussian kind, Fredrick William III, according to a design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. From 1818 until 1918 the Royal Palace Guard was located here.
In 1931, the Prussian Government had the guardhouse redesigned Heinrich Tessnow created a "memorial to those who fell in the world war" in the centre of the room, which was designed to invite reflection, stood a black of granite with a silver wealth of oak leaves.
Shortly before the end of the second world war the Neue Wache was severely damaged by bombs.
From 1960 the restored buildings served the GDR as a "memorial to the victims of facism and militarism." In 1969 an eternal flame was lit in the middle of the room.
In 1969 the mortal remains of an unknown soldier and an unknown concentration camp prisoner were laid to rest here. They are surrounded by earth from the battlefields of the second world war and from concentration camps.
Since 1993 the Neue Wache has served as the central memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The interior design from the time of the Weimar Republic was largely restored. An enlarged replica of the sculpture by Kathe Kollwitz known as "mother with her dead son" stands in the center of the memorial. It was made by Harald Haacke.
The Neue Wache is the place where we commemorate the victims of war and tyranny.
We honor the memory of the peoples who suffered through war. We remember their citizens who were persecuted and who lost their lives. We remember those killed in action in the world ways. We remember those killed in action in the world wars. We remember the innocent who lost their lives as a result of way in their homeland, in captivity, and through expulsion.
We remember the millions of Jews who were murdered. We remember the Sinti and Roma who were murdered. We remember all those who were killed because of their origin, homosexuality, sickness or infirmity. We remember all who were murdered whose right to life was denied.
We remember the people who had to die because of their religious or political convictions. We remember all those who were victims of tyranny and met their death though innocent.
We remember the women and men who sacrificed their lives in resistance to despotic rule. We honor all who preferred to die rather than act against their conscience.
We honor the memory of the women and men who were persecuted and murdered because they resisted totalitarian dictatorship after 1945.
Neue Wache
Unter den Linden 4 10117 Berlin
+49 30 25002333
visitberlin.de
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue_Wache
After German reunification, the Neue Wache was again rededicated in 1993, as the "Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Victims of War and Dictatorship." The GDR memorial piece was removed and replaced by an enlarged version of Käthe Kollwitz's sculpture Mother with her Dead Son. This sculpture is directly under the oculus, and so is exposed to the rain, snow and cold of the Berlin climate, symbolizing the suffering of civilians during World War II.
Neue Wache
Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Victims of War and Tyranny
The Neue Wache (New Guardhouse) was built in the years 1816 to 1818 on behalf of the Prussian kind, Fredrick William III, according to a design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. From 1818 until 1918 the Royal Palace Guard was located here.
In 1931, the Prussian Government had the guardhouse redesigned Heinrich Tessnow created a "memorial to those who fell in the world war" in the centre of the room, which was designed to invite reflection, stood a black of granite with a silver wealth of oak leaves.
Shortly before the end of the second world war the Neue Wache was severely damaged by bombs.
From 1960 the restored buildings served the GDR as a "memorial to the victims of facism and militarism." In 1969 an eternal flame was lit in the middle of the room.
In 1969 the mortal remains of an unknown soldier and an unknown concentration camp prisoner were laid to rest here. They are surrounded by earth from the battlefields of the second world war and from concentration camps.
Since 1993 the Neue Wache has served as the central memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The interior design from the time of the Weimar Republic was largely restored. An enlarged replica of the sculpture by Kathe Kollwitz known as "mother with her dead son" stands in the center of the memorial. It was made by Harald Haacke.
The Neue Wache is the place where we commemorate the victims of war and tyranny.
We honor the memory of the peoples who suffered through war. We remember their citizens who were persecuted and who lost their lives. We remember those killed in action in the world ways. We remember those killed in action in the world wars. We remember the innocent who lost their lives as a result of way in their homeland, in captivity, and through expulsion.
We remember the millions of Jews who were murdered. We remember the Sinti and Roma who were murdered. We remember all those who were killed because of their origin, homosexuality, sickness or infirmity. We remember all who were murdered whose right to life was denied.
We remember the people who had to die because of their religious or political convictions. We remember all those who were victims of tyranny and met their death though innocent.
We remember the women and men who sacrificed their lives in resistance to despotic rule. We honor all who preferred to die rather than act against their conscience.
We honor the memory of the women and men who were persecuted and murdered because they resisted totalitarian dictatorship after 1945.
Neue Wache
Unter den Linden 4 10117 Berlin
+49 30 25002333
visitberlin.de
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue_Wache
After German reunification, the Neue Wache was again rededicated in 1993, as the "Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Victims of War and Dictatorship." The GDR memorial piece was removed and replaced by an enlarged version of Käthe Kollwitz's sculpture Mother with her Dead Son. This sculpture is directly under the oculus, and so is exposed to the rain, snow and cold of the Berlin climate, symbolizing the suffering of civilians during World War II.