Memorial for the Nazi book burnings

The Empty Library, also known as Bibliothek or simply Library, is a public memorial by Israeli sculptor Micha Ullman dedicated to the remembrance of the Nazi book burnings that took place in the in Berlin, Germany on May 10, 1933.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial at the Bebelplatz in Berlin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Bebelplatz book burning memorial”, “Bibliothek”, “book burning memorial at Bebelplatz”, “Library”, and “The Empty Library”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Opera and Bebelplatz.

Theater building
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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden, also known as the Berlin State Opera, is a listed building on boulevard in the of , Germany.

Square
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The is a public square in the central district of , the capital of . Following World War II, the square was renamed after August Bebel, a founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the 19th century.

Church
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St. Hedwig's Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Berlin on in the of Berlin. Dedicated in honor of Hedwig of Silesia, it was erected from 1747 to 1773 by order of Frederick the Great according to plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in Baroque style. is situated 100 metres southeast of Memorial for the Nazi book burnings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friedrichswerder and Dorotheenstadt.

Neighborhood
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Quarter
is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central , , which forms part of the locality of within the borough also called .

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, literally meaning "the middle" and being a contraction of Stadtmitte, contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real centre of the city.

Memorial for the Nazi book burnings

Latitude
52.51651° or 52° 30′ 59″ north
Longitude
13.39392° or 13° 23′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F4MG98V+JH
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Thai—“Memorial for the Nazi book burnings” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Monument ter herinnering aan de boekverbranding”
  • French: “La bibliothèque engloutie”
  • French: “La Bibliothèque engloutie”
  • German: “Bibliothek”
  • German: “Denkmal zur Erinnerung an die Bücherverbrennung”
  • German: “Mahnmal Bücherverbrennung”
  • German: “Versunkene Bibliothek”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הריקה”
  • Hebrew: “ספרייה (אנדרטה)”
  • Hebrew: “ספרייה”
  • Indonesian: “Denkmal zur Erinnerung an die Bücherverbrennung”
  • Italian: “Memoriale per il rogo nazista dei libri”
  • Japanese: “焚書を忘れないための記念碑”
  • Japanese: “焚書記念碑”
  • Lithuanian: “Memorialas už Nacių knygų deginimus”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود کتاب‌سوزان نازی‌ها”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca goală”
  • Russian: “Пямятник сожжению книг”
  • Thai: “ห้องสมุดที่ว่างเปล่า”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include HU Berlin - Law Library and Alte Bibliothek.

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