Commemorative monument of the Burning of Books of 1933 in Bebelplatz in Berlin
On your trip to Berlin, as you can imagine, there are many traces of the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis.
But you will find these traces above all in the so-calledJewish Quarteror Farm District, where you can see some monuments that commemorate various events that happened at that time in the berlin city.
Now surely the monument most surprising that you will find is the one located in Bebelplatz.
Humboldt University building on Bebelplatz in Berlin
This small pedestrian square located on the axis of the Unter der Linden Avenue, very close to the Museum island and of Alexanderplatz, is distinguished by being surrounded by various monumental buildings.
So in Bebelplatz you will find from the Humbold Universityto the Opera wave catholic cathedral of Santa Eduvigis.
In front of the university building is where you can see the monument that commemorates the Burning of Books of Jewish authors that the Nazis carried out on May 10, 1933.
During this sad event, the Hitler Youth at the orders of Goebbels They burned about 40,000 books.
Berlin Opera building in Bebelplatz
But, where is the monument of the Burning of Books in Bebelplatz?
Where to see monument Burn Books
Take note in case you are not accompanied by a guide (who would indicate the place to you), since it is not easy to see it.
You will more or less find it in the center of the pedestrian square of Bebelplazt, between the aforementioned building of the Humbold University and that of the Berlin Opera,
Specifically, on the cobblestone floor a glass platform opens under which you can see a space that emulates the shelves of a library, all white.
To locate the aforementioned glass platform, let yourself be guided by the tourists who group together taking photos to the ground.
With daylight, and with the white background, it will be difficult for you to distinguish this library. However, at night, the light that illuminates it and that emerges from the ground will give you a strange feeling.
In short, a curious place, but also exciting, that you should not miss see in Berlin.
