8. November 1939, Resistance memorial at Georg-Elser-Platz in Maxvorstadt, Munich, Germany.
The 8 November 1939 memorial at Georg-Elser-Platz consists of aluminum and glass elements arranged in an explosion pattern. The installation displays the date as the central visual information, which becomes especially visible in darkness.
Carpenter Georg Elser built a bomb into the Bürgerbräukeller in 1939 to kill Adolf Hitler, but the explosion missed its target. The date marks one of the earliest attempts by citizens to remove the Nazi dictator.
The memorial marks a location where Munich residents recognize an act of resistance against authoritarianism. Passersby understand the installation as a symbolic counter to the dictatorship it represents.
The memorial lies near the former entrance to the Bürgerbräukeller and is easily accessible on foot. Visitors should come after dark to see the evening illumination sequence.
Artist Silke Wagner designed the installation so the numbers glow at 21:20 each night, precisely when the bomb detonated. This nightly ritual connects the location daily with a moment from the past.
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