How to see Book Burning Monument (Berlin)

On your trip to BerlinAs you can imagine, there are many left traces of the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis.

But above all you will find these traces in the so-called Jewish quarter: Farm District, where you can see some monuments that commemorate various events that occurred at that time in the Berlin city.

Now, surely the monument The most surprising thing you will find is the one located in Bebelplatz.

This small pedestrian plaza located in the axis of the Unter der Linden avenue, very close to the Museum island and Alexanderplatz, is distinguished by being surrounded by various monumental buildings.

So in Bebelplatz you will find from the Humbold University, until Opera or the St. Hedwig's Catholic Cathedral.

In front of the university building is where you can see the monument commemorating 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.

Butwhere is the Book Burning monument on Bebelplatz?

Where to see Book Burning Monument in Berlin

Take note in case you are not accompanied by a guide during your visit (who would show you the place), since it is not easy to see.

More or less you will find it in the center of the pedestrian plaza of Bebelplatzt, between the aforementioned building of the Humbold University and the Berlin Opera,

Specifically, in the cobblestone floor a glass platform 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 gather together taking photos of the ground.

In 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 comes 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.