Topography of Terror

Remembering terror and persecution – the documentation centre Topographie des Terrors is one of the most-visited places of remembrance in Berlin. A place where terror is tangible, a place of remembrance and a warning from history, the “Topography of Terror” exhibition is located on the site where between 1933 and 1945 the principal instruments of Nazi persecution and terror were located: the headquarters of the Gestapo, the high command and security service of the SS, and from 1939 the Reich Security Main Office. With more than a million visitors each years, it is one of the most frequently visited museums and memorial centres in Berlin.

Gestapo, SS and Reich Security Main Office on Wilhelm- und Prinz-Albrecht-Straße tells you about these institutions and the crimes that were organised there. At five locations, photographs and documents illustrate the history from the time the Nazis took power until the end of the war. You will find out even more in the special and temporary exhibitions which deal with various aspects of national socialism. A second permanent exhibition in the trenches excavated along Niederkirchnerstraße looks at Berlin’s role as the capital of the ”Third Reich” and is open from spring to autumn. Exhibition panels tell the story of Berlin in the Weimar republic, Berlin under the Nazis and during the war, and the consequences of Nazi rule. The glass panels let you look into the excavations on the site.

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/topography-terror

Photo: Ank Kumar