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Oct 12, 2016 the garden of exile and immigration, the holocaust tower, are all parts of the museum that hold symbolic value. In three buildings, two of which are new additions specifically built for the museum by architect daniel libeskind two millennia of germanjewish history are on display in the permanent exhibition as well. The new building is housed next to the site of the original prussian court of justice building which was. Anthony vidler is both the chair of the department of art history and professor of architecture at the.
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