The memorial is located at the junction of Rambla Presidente Wilson and Artigas Boulevard,[1] in the Montevidean neighbourhood of Punta Carretas, on the shores of the River Plate, in Uruguay.

[2] The memorial is around 120 metres long, and is mostly made of pink granite, with a central window looking out at the sea.

[1] It was designed by Gastón Boero, Fernando Fabiano and Sylvia Perossio, with landscaping by Carlos Pellegrino.

[2] Apart from cleaning the memorial of anti-Semitic graffiti, the renovations included the addition of lights and staircases.

The renovation was funded by Uruguay's Jewish umbrella organization, the Central Israelite Committee.