Libeskind building

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The Libeskind building is the iconic, zigzag-shaped extension of the Jewish Museum Berlin, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and renowned for its striking deconstructivist architecture and symbolic voids.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural work
building extension
museum building
access via underground passage from the old building
alsoKnownAs Libeskind extension of the Jewish Museum Berlin NERFINISHED
Libeskind wing NERFINISHED
architect Daniel Libeskind NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
deconstructivism
category Buildings and structures in Berlin
Deconstructivist architecture in Germany
Jewish museums
city Berlin
connectedTo Baroque Kollegienhaus of the Jewish Museum Berlin NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
designCompetition Jewish Museum Berlin extension competition NERFINISHED
designCompetitionWinner Daniel Libeskind NERFINISHED
function cultural institution building
museum exhibition space
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFloorType above-ground exhibition levels
underground levels
hasNotableFeature Garden of Exile access
Holocaust Tower access
slashed windows
symbolic voids
tilted walls
underground axes
zinc-clad façade
heritageType cultural heritage site
locatedIn Berlin NERFINISHED
Germany
locatedInDistrict Kreuzberg NERFINISHED
material concrete
zinc
notableWorkOf Daniel Libeskind NERFINISHED
openingDate 2001
owner Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation NERFINISHED
partOf Jewish Museum Berlin NERFINISHED
shape zigzag
symbolism disorienting circulation to evoke rupture
fragmented Star of David ground plan
voids representing absence and loss
theme German-Jewish relations
Holocaust remembrance
history of Jews in Germany
touristAttraction Berlin NERFINISHED

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Jewish Museum Berlin hasPart Libeskind building