ABSTRACT
First initiated by David Cameron, the idea of building a prominent new Holocaust memorial and learning centre next to the Houses of Parliament has been a high-profile (and controversial) government ambition since the mid-2010s. This chapter explores the ways in which it has been conceptualised as a sacred space, building on recent scholarship on the sacrality of international Holocaust sites. It is suggested that, in comparison to existing Holocaust remembrance locations in Britain, this new project in London takes the sacralisation of a British memorial site to a new level. Such a conclusion borne out by the numerous stakeholders explicitly describing it as a sacred site, and the extent to which shortlisted designs feature reconfigured aspects of religious tradition and the curation of transformative spiritual experiences.
