This memorial and accompanying exhibition is one of the most powerful places I've ever experienced. It was interesting to hear the woman who led our tour talk about the debate that the designers of the memorial went through before deciding on what it stands as today. Before going down into the exhibition, we were told to walk through the memorial itself and note how we felt as we walked between the giant concrete rectangular prisms. Some things that the class collectively noticed was the quietness one experienced once down in the deepest part of the memorial, it also was substantially cooler there than at the surface. Another observation was that the blocks were spaced so that you couldn't really explore with a group of people without everyone ending up alone and in silence for bit. After determining what the memorial meant for us, we descended into the exhibition where we went into each of the four main rooms that focused on individuals, families and stories. This Memorial offers a unique experience to every individual who ventures through it because the sensation will be different for everyone. Then, once one explores the exhibition, it is easier to understand the purpose of the strange structure of the memorial because the exhibition gives such a new, comprehensive understanding of the Holocaust.