Holocaust Memorial [Contest Winner Pool March 2010 ]
Uploaded: March 29, 2010 05:47:32
Designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold,the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe consists of a 19,000 square meter (4.7 acre) site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", one for each page of the Talmud arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field.The stelae are 2.38m (7.8') long and vary in height from 0.2 m to 4.8m (8" to 15'9"). Building began on April 1, 2003 and was finished on December 15, 2004. It was inaugurated on May 10, 2005, sixty years after the end of World War II, and opened to the public two days later.
Berlin, Germany.
Bojan Bencic
March 29, 2010
Tammy M. Anderson
March 29, 2010
Mariann Kovats
March 29, 2010
Rony Sagy March 29, 2010
Very dramatic, Ranata, and thanks for taking me to this memorial, especially as we are approaching Yom Hashoa. It is very meaningful to me. #8493453
Jeff Robinson
March 29, 2010
Tiia Vissak March 29, 2010
great tones, details & framing! #8493776Hal Bambrick March 29, 2010
Very Respectful Capture and Description! #8493978
isabel C. Zepeda
March 29, 2010
Wow what a picture,nice details, colors and a amazing capture.
Ysa... #8494064
John Connolly March 29, 2010
A marvelous capture with excellent perspective and DOF Renata! Thank you for sharing the history of this imposing structure! #8494543Joanna Madloch March 29, 2010
Great perspective and color, Renata. Very well done! #8494842Patti Coblentz March 29, 2010
Incredible POV, textures, composition, DOF...a very powerful composition and meaningful image, Renata!!!Patti #8495209
David Phalen March 29, 2010
A fantastic capture of a powerful and beautiful memorial!! #8495420
Patrick Rouzes
March 29, 2010
Shelly A. Van Camp
March 29, 2010
Barbara Waldoch March 29, 2010
Terrific shot, Renata! #8496164Renata Gusciora March 30, 2010
Shelly,we got married on 16th of January.:-) #8497351Douglas Pignet April 18, 2010
Congrats on your finalist...Well done #8543972Rolando Rosito April 18, 2010
Congratulations Renata, wonderful finalist! #8543996Michael G. Marshall April 18, 2010
Powerful image and finalist, Renata! Congratulations! Michael #8545086
Mariann Kovats
April 18, 2010
Erica Murphy
April 18, 2010
Patti Coblentz April 18, 2010
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Renata!!Patti #8545495
Sherran Andersen
April 18, 2010
Renee Doyle April 18, 2010
Incredible capture of this most moving monument Renata!! Congratulations! #8545773Jennifer L. Alder April 18, 2010
Congrats, Renata, on this terrific finalist capture :) #8545939
Bojan Bencic
April 18, 2010
ROLAN NARMAN April 18, 2010
Big Congrats on your fantastic finalist Renata! #8546448Brett Dolsen April 19, 2010
Amazing image and story Renata!Congratulations! #8546843Joao Martinho April 19, 2010
Congratulations for this great finalist, Renata! #8546901
Usman M. Bajwa
April 19, 2010
UB. #8547216
Ujjwal Mukherjee April 19, 2010
AWESOME! Congratulations,Renata!! #8547307Boyd L. Alexander April 19, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS...on your wonderful Finalist Renata! Good luck in the next round!! #8547561Beverley Scott April 19, 2010
Congratulations, Renata, on this powerful finalist! #8547716
Luigi Di Serio
April 19, 2010
Linda Blair April 19, 2010
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!!!!!!!! #8548096
Shelly A. Van Camp
April 19, 2010
isabel C. Zepeda
April 19, 2010
WOW big CONGRATULATIONS on this very special photo.
Ysa... #8548960
Mitch Spence
April 19, 2010
Sarah G April 19, 2010
And you got TWO this month. CONGRATS to you too!! They are both awesome images. #8549200Melissa G. Meiselman April 19, 2010
Big congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!! #8549202Tiia Vissak April 19, 2010
Congratulations! #8549427
Reynaldo D. Reyes
April 19, 2010
Ann Myers April 19, 2010
Renata, Congratulations on your capturing finalists!! #8549799Daniella Puente April 19, 2010
Great capture Renata! congrats :)) #8550112John Connolly April 19, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalist award, Renata, this is well deserved indeed! #8550855Anita Hogue April 19, 2010
WOW, awesome perspective and textures, Renata! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! #8550883
Patrick Rouzes
April 19, 2010
Jeana Clark April 19, 2010
~J~ #8551632
Sam Britt April 19, 2010
Congratulations, Renata! #8551872
Leslie McLain
April 19, 2010
Jean-Pierre Ducondi April 19, 2010
Congratulations on your amazing finalist.Renata Gusciora April 20, 2010
Thank you very much!!!:-) #8553861Alex T. Mizuno April 20, 2010
Great perspective of this impressive memorial! Congratulations on your Finalist Renata!!! #8554746Jessica Jenney April 20, 2010
Conratulations, Renata on your beautiful and well deserved win! #8555242Renee Doyle April 20, 2010
Congratulations on this outstanding winner Renata! #8555275Patti Coblentz April 20, 2010
Congratulations on this outstanding winner, Renata!!Patti #8555286
Joanna Madloch April 20, 2010
Renata, congrats on your win! #8555412
Randy D. Dinkins
April 20, 2010
Rolando Rosito April 20, 2010
Congratulations Renata, great winner!! #8555579Anita Hogue April 20, 2010
So stunning, Renata! A big congratulations for your win! #8555660Michelle Alton April 20, 2010
I don't know how I missed this when you entered it, Renata. It's breath taking and a well deserved winner! #8555781
Mariann Kovats
April 20, 2010
ROLAN NARMAN April 20, 2010
Huge Congrats on this fantastic winner Renata! #8556178
Patrick Rouzes
April 20, 2010
Sam Britt April 20, 2010
Big Congrats on your win, Renata! #8556404
Reynaldo D. Reyes
April 20, 2010
David Van Camp April 20, 2010
Oh, so awesome, wonderful and well deserved, honey!! I love you so!! :* #8556617Tommy E. Burgess April 21, 2010
Huge congratulations on your fantastic winner Renata!! #8556911
Bojan Bencic
April 21, 2010
Usman M. Bajwa
April 21, 2010
UB. #8557152
Renata Gusciora April 21, 2010
Thank you everybody for all your comments!!!:-)I'm surely happy with this winner!!!:-) #8557715Margaret R. Barry April 21, 2010
Congratulations on your outstanding winner, Renata! #8557834Carol L. Fowler April 21, 2010
Congrats on the Winner! #8558032Tiia Vissak April 21, 2010
Congratulations! #8558079Debra R. Harder April 21, 2010
This is an outstanding image, Renata! So happy to see you win GOLD here. Huge congratulations! This one is going right into my favorites!!! Deb #8558284David Phalen April 21, 2010
BIG Congrats on a well deserved Winner!! #8558295Rona L. Schwarz April 21, 2010
Wonderful Winner, Renata! Fantastic perspective, tones, and textures. Thank you for this powerful composition - it is very meaningful to me. Congratulations! #8558599Sharon Sawyer April 21, 2010
Renata, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding SECOND Place Win!!! #8558804Mike Clime April 21, 2010
Congratulations on your winner! #8558882
Maria Warren
April 21, 2010
David M. Montero April 21, 2010
Thank you Renata for sharing this powerful yet wonderful image. It's important we don't forget and you helped to preserve that. Congratulations on a well deserved winner! #8559324Ujjwal Mukherjee April 21, 2010
HUGE congratulations,Renata!! #8560326
Erica Murphy
April 22, 2010
JO ANN CLEVELAND April 22, 2010
Congratulations on the Gold Renata!Fannnnn..tastic!
jo ann c. #8562927
Laura E. Swan
April 22, 2010
So glad this won Gold. Congratulations on such a well done and well reported image. Having a moment of silence here at home for this place and what it means.
-Laura #8562994
Diane L. Thomas April 24, 2010
Wonderful image. Thanks for the info about this scene. Congrats on a great find. #8565801Rony Sagy April 26, 2010
Huge congratulations, Renata. This is an awesome win. #8570811Renata Gusciora April 27, 2010
Thank you everybody!!!:-) #8573053Anna M. Halasz April 28, 2010
Amazing ! ~A~ #8576919Renata Gusciora April 29, 2010
Dzieki,Anna!!!:-) #8577884Karen Slagle April 30, 2010
Outstanding image and effects, Renata, and a sad reminder of our not too distant past. #8580780Renata Gusciora April 30, 2010
Thank you,Karen!!!:-) #8580942Rony Sagy May 02, 2010
Huge congratulations on this win. Super photo. #8584024Renata Gusciora May 02, 2010
Thanks,Rony!!!:-) #8584146Nick Lagos May 15, 2010
You always have a great sense of perspective and framing Renata.. a wonderful gift... #8612905Renata Gusciora May 18, 2010
Thank you,Nick!!!:-) #8619817Anna Krukowska June 20, 2010
Amazing capture. Very strong - graphically and emotionally. #8707090Renata Gusciora July 02, 2010
Thank you Aniu!!!:-) #8730926Richard D. Love July 07, 2010
Wow! Wonderful perspective with excellent lines. So well done, especially considering the location.Rick #8740379
Renata Gusciora July 07, 2013
Thank you Richard!!!:-) #10759162Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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