Memorial to May 10, 1933 Nazi Book Burning — Attraction in Berlin

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The Memorial to May 10, 1933 Nazi Book Burning (German: Denkmal für die Bücherverbrennungen 1933) is a memorial located on Bebelplatz in Berlin, Germany. It commemorates the Nazi book burnings that took place on May 10, 1933, when students and members of the German Student Union burned books they deemed "un-German" or "anti-national."

Here is a quick overview of the memorial:

Location: Bebelplatz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany Designer: Micha Ullman Inauguration: March 20, 1995 Significance: The memorial serves as a reminder of the dangers of censorship and the importance of freedom of speech. Description of the memorial:

The memorial consists of an empty white library shelf sunken into the ground, symbolizing the books that were burned. The shelf has space for approximately 20,000 books, the same number that were burned on May 10, 1933. The names of 90 authors whose books were burned are inscribed on the edges of the shelf.

Visiting the memorial:

The memorial is open to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is no...

On 10th May 1933 the German Student Union encouraged its members to burn un-German books. Over 25000 books were burned while members of organisations, such as the SS, addressed the crowds. This memorial is a reminder to the German people of what occurred to ensure it never happens again. The memorial is effective. Under a glass slab in the ground is a library that is empty of books. At first I did not like that the glass was scratched and scuffed, making it difficult to clearly see the shelves. Then I realised that it is a good representation of how we blur the past and allow ourselves to repeat the same mistakes with different excuses. Near-by is a plaque etched with a quote from Heinrich Heine and a brief explanation about what occurred. This is, naturally, written in German. The memorial is in a cobbled area. It is...

The Bebelplatz is best known as the site of the book burning ceremony held on May 10, 1933 by the Nazis lead by the Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and Nazi students organisation. About 20,000 books were burned, including works by Thomas Mann, Erich Maria Remarque, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx and many other authors. Following this event, millions of books were burned by Nazi students organisations all over Europe accusing that all of them are 'un-German' and against German nationalism.

An underground sunken library with empty shelves created here to commemorate this event.(inbox). This sunken library can be seen through a glass plate set in the middle...