monument , testimony and memory

First of all the history of the Jew in Germany and the repercussions of the Holocaust . The museum exhibits the social , political and cultural history of Jews in Berlin from the 4th century to the present The longest road leads to the "Stair of Continuity" and to the Museum itself . The second leads to the "Garden of Exile and Emigration" .The third to the deadend of the "Holocaust Void." . The building measures more than 15,000 square meters. The discussion about a Jewish Museum in Berlin was in process for almost a quarter of a century. The conclusions reached were the ones formulated in a brief for the competition held in 1988-1989 .

From understanding the three basic ideas , i can tell that , the Jewish museum is successful .

The three basic ideas that formed the foundation for the Jewish Museum design are :

First , understanding the history of Berlin without understanding the enormous intellectual, economic and cultural contribution . Second , the necessity to integrate physically and memory of the city of Berlin .Third , the acknowledgement and incorporation of this erasure can the history of Berlin and Europe have a human future. The project is about two lines of thinking, organization and relationship 'Jewish Museum ' .

From what Daniel said about the four aspects of the project , i can strongly agree that , the Jewish museum is successful . The first aspect of the project ,The site is the new-old center of Berlin on Lindenstrasse next to the distinguished Kollegienhaus a connection of relationships between figures of Germans and Jews .The invisible and irrationally connected star which shines with absent light of individual address. The second aspect, the music of in Berlin. Greatest work is the opera called 'Moses and Aaron ' which , for an important structural reason could not be completed due to the logic of the libretto. The cutoff of Act 2 of Moses and Aaron which culminates with the notmusical fulfillment of the word. The third aspect , the names of those persons who were deported from Berlin during the fatal years of the Holocaust.The everpresent dimension of the deported and missing Berliners. The fourth aspect , the project is formed by Walter Benjamin's , it’s continuous sequence of 60 sections along the zigzag. The is Walter Benjamin's urban apocalypse along the One Way Street.

Also there are three underground 'roads' which programmatically have three separate stories. The first and longest road leads to the main stair, to the continuation of Berlin's history, and to the exhibition spaces in the Jewish Museum. The second road leads outdoors to the E.T.A. Hoffman Garden and represents the exile and emigration of Jews from Germany. The third axis leads to the dead end - the Holocaust Void.

To create a new Architecture for a time which would reflect an understanding of history, a new understanding of Museums and a new realization of the relationship between program and architectural space. Therefore this Museum is not only aresponse to a particular program. The example of the Jew museums are :

The Libeskind Building , zig-zag best describes the form of the Jewish Museum's New Building. The architect Daniel Libeskind's design is based on two linear structures which, combined, form the body of the building. The first line is a winding one with several kinks while the second line cuts through the whole building. At the intersections of these lines are empty spaces 'Voids ' which rise vertically from the ground floor of the building up to the roof. Libeskind imagines the continuation of both lines throughout the city of Berlin and beyond .

The Voids , the Voids represent the central structural element of the New Building and the connection to the Old Building. The Museum's Voids refer to 'that which can never be exhibited when it comes to Jewish Berlin history , humanity reduced to ashes.

The Axes , there are three axes symbolizing three realities in the history of German Jews. first and longest of these axes is the 'Axis of Continuity' it connects the Old Building with the main staircase which leads up to the exhibition levels. Second , the 'Axis of Emigration' leads outside to daylight and the Garden of Exile. Third , the 'Axis of the Holocaust' is a dead end . All three of the underground axes intersect, symbolizing the connection between the three realities of Jewish life in Germany.

Libeskind admits a powerful faith in the ability of people to learn both from history and from architecture. In this he eerily echoes the assimilated Jews of the Hitler era. They believed profoundly in German culture and felt proud of their contributions. A building and a city are always present across time and across history, the act of building transforms the culture of a city . I think the Jewish museums are successful , from what u can see and know about the the basic idea , aspect and the tree roads .

The national museum in Malaysia , has the same effect but not as strong as the Jewish museum . From what i saw , the museum represent the traditional Malay building from ' the roof and the materials ' . There is some museums in Malaysia have stronger effect then the national museum , which is Iban museum because the museum represent the Iban people history . The museum structure same as the Iban house which called The long house and the materials effects the structure itself .

There is in the national museum a sculpture for the Hnag touh , who was hero in Malaysia back in the days . But the environment at the museum doesn't show that , there is one of the most important hero in Malaysia . the materials and lighting of the museum is not represent the perfect show . I think the museum structure has a really big effect to represent the heroes as the must represented . by make the museum Old - new structure as a future structure .