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The Pros And Cons Of The Holocaust Museum

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Both of the structures create cold feelings based on the materials. This also creates an emotion that brings back memories of places that scared the visitor. Concrete and stone are the main materials which when touched leave a cold sting on one’s hand. Libeskind and Freed were both inspired by the Concentration Camps themselves and the ruins that now stand in the place of the once horrifying scene of death. In the Holocaust Memorial Museum, “a double sigh of relief from the pressures of history on either side and of sadness at the tale that continues before and after. It is also from these bridges that the full crookedness and distorted, ruptured, structure, just as the classical foundations of fascist society seen from the overview of history appears as barbarism, insanity, and chaos.” Freed accomplished his goal by creating a piece of architecture that went from the inside of the building out by creating a façade of familiarity to the inside of change around ever corner. Libeskind states, “From the entrance, one is faced with three roads: the road leading to the Holocaust tower which… has no entrance except from the underground level; the road leading to the garden; and the road leading to the main circulation stair and the void of the superstructure. The building …show more content…

Jewish Museum created a new way of looking at an empty architecture still feel complete and relatable to all people. Libeskind created this design so that no matter who travels through it or what is contained in it, they will always have a feeling of fear and terror in the Holocaust. Although the Holocaust Memorial Museum has a great design, without the artifacts in the building, the building would not give off the same reaction. So in other words even with the void, light and dark areas to create a normal space and no memory based on the information

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