Raum der Stille

One minute you're standing in the midst of Berliners and visitors on Pariser Platz, admiring the Brandenburg Gate - and suddenly it's quiet. The Room of Silence is designed to offer just that: Peace and relaxation. And at one of Berlin's most popular attractions.

Silence in the centre of the city

Switching off, praying, remembering, meditating and reflecting - the Room of Silence is ideal for precisely these activities. It is simply there for anyone who needs time to reflect in an undisturbed and neutral atmosphere. Everyone is invited to linger peacefully. Symbolically, the Room of Silence also stands for tolerance among people - without violence, hatred and xenophobia. The 30 square metre room is modestly furnished. The eye-catcher is the tapestry woven by Ritta Hager. Light that penetrates the darkness is the title of the wall decoration. In contrast to the actual room of silence, the anteroom is painted in a different colour. The wall colour blue ensures relaxation for every visitor. This is how the first calming phase begins before the visitor enters the Room of Silence to sink deeper into their thoughts.

Inspired by the American model

The idea of the quiet room is based on a meditation room set up in New York in 1957. The then Swedish UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld had a minimalist room created in the UN building, free of religious decorative elements. in 1988, the vision of an open space was taken up in the GDR. After reunification, the idea was solidified and an initiative group was formed in 1993. The first tricky task was to find a suitable location for such a space, as it should be situated as close as possible to the former border. On 27 October 1994, the Room of Silence finally opened in the northern gatehouse of the Brandenburg Gate.

Since then, over 100 people from a wide range of backgrounds and religions have been coming here every day to take a short or long break from the noisy and pulsating metropolis.

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