Nationaal Holocaust Namenmonument

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Photo © Ulrike Brandi Licht

The Hebrew words לזכר (engl.: in memory of) form the 2m high walls of the monument. Each of the more than 102,000 stones bears the name of a Holocaust victim from the Netherlands, 1,000 blank stones commemorate the unknown victims.
Gentle light from below creates a calm atmosphere at night. The light puts the names in the focus of the viewer. The vertical surfaces of the brick walls are the most striking, visitors perceive them from afar. Shadows cast by the structure of the clay and the laser-engraved names bring liveliness to the light.

Photo © Ulrike Brandi Licht
Photo © Ulrike Brandi Licht
Photo © Ulrike Brandi Licht
Photo © Ulrike Brandi Licht
Photo © Ulrike Brandi Licht
Lighting Designers
Ulrike Brandi Licht GmbH
Year
2021
Project Status
Built
Client
Nederlands Auschwitz Comité
Team
Studio Libeskind, Rijnboutt bv Architekten

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