Construction of the Memorial
![Treister said he began the design of the Memorial with “no preconceptions as to its form, moved only by the indelible image of a human tragedy unparalleled in the history of humankind.” In this photo, Treister sculpts part of a model out of clay. It took](http://holocaustmemorialmiamibeach.org/photos/constructionslideshow/001Construction.jpg)
Treister said he began the design of the Memorial with “no preconceptions as to its form, moved only by the indelible image of a human tragedy unparalleled in the history of humankind.” In this photo, Treister sculpts part of a model out of clay. It took about one year to produce the initial 17-feet-high clay model—one third of the final size. Mexico City, 1987.