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NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MONUMENT, OTTAWA
The .79 acre site connects the monument to the historic center of the capitol city of Canada. The cast in place, exposed concrete is conceived as an experiential environment comprised of six triangular concrete volumes configured to create the points of a star. The Monument is organized with two physical ground planes that are differentiated by meaning: the ascending plane that points to the future; and the descending plane that leads visitors to the interiors spaces that are dedicated to contemplation and memory. Six triangular concrete forms provide specific program areas within the Monument: the interpretation space that features the Canadian history of the Holocaust; three individual contemplation spaces; a large central gathering and orientation space; and the towering Sky Void that features the eternal Flame of Remembrance, a 14 meter-high form that encloses the visitor in a cathedral-like space and frames the sky from above.
Project Summary
PROJECT
NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MONUMENT, OTTAWA
Client
The National Capitol Commission
ARCHITECT
Studio Libeskind
Photo Credit
Doublespace Photography
Completed
2018