Prague’s Stolpersteine
The Stolpersteine project was conceived in 1992 by German artist Gunter Demnig as a way of commemorating the numerous victims of the Nazi regime in Europe. Towns across the continent now have brass memorial plaques placed in the pavements, including the city of Prague, where there are currently nearly 900 such 'stolpersteine'.
This project is a way of digitally preserving the locations of the memorial stones, using data collated from Trevor Sage's database and other sources. At its centre is an interactive map, which allows visitors to see biographical data about the commemorated subject by clicking on the appropriate marker. Data pulled from the WordPress database populates a side-panel which slides into view for each subject.
Also available is a customized contact form triggered by an 'Adopt this stone' button, allowing visitors to become the patron of any of the memorials for a 12-month period.
Lastly, this project was produced as a bilingual site, with Czech as the principal language and English available from a language-switcher mechanism.
We previously worked with Websites Wanted to revamp our company website and have been extremely pleased with the results. So, when I started a new personal project, I knew immediately who to turn to for the website design. This time, the site required some complex mapping functionality, which Alex was able to achieve to our complete satisfaction. He was full of ideas for improving the site beyond our original vision, ensuring an excellent user experience throughout.
Thank you, Alex, for your enthusiasm and guidance on this project. It’s been great working with you again.
Trevor Sage author of Prague's Stolpersteine
