Holocaust Memorial, Montevideo

Memorial to the Holocaust of the Jewish People
Memorial del Holocausto del Pueblo Judío

The Holocaust Memorial in Montevideo
Coordinates 34°55′30.3″S 56°10′12.7″W / 34.925083°S 56.170194°W / -34.925083; -56.170194Coordinates: 34°55′30.3″S 56°10′12.7″W / 34.925083°S 56.170194°W / -34.925083; -56.170194
Location Montevideo
Material Pink granite[1]
Length 120 metres (390 ft)[1]
Opening date 1994[1]

The Memorial to the Holocaust of the Jewish People (Spanish: Memorial del Holocausto del Pueblo Judío) is an outdoor memorial dedicated to victims of the Holocaust.

It is located at the junction of Rambla Presidente Wilson and Artigas Boulevard,[1] in the Montevidean neighbourhood of Punta Carretas, on the shores of the River Plate, in Uruguay.

The memorial is around 120 metres long, and is mostly made of pink granite, with a central window looking out at the sea. A pair of railway rails are at the approach to the memorial, and the central part of the memorial has two wooden bridge crossings. It also includes several inscribed stele, including one signed by Elie Wiesel.[1]

It was designed by Gastón Boero, Fernando Fabiano and Sylvia Perossio, with landscaping by Carlos Pellegrino. It opened in 1994.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Memorial del Holocausto del Pueblo Judío". Intendencia de Montevideo. Retrieved 7 May 2016. (Spanish)
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