Memory space (french: lieu de mémoire) is a concept related to

collective memory Collective memory refers to the shared pool of memories, knowledge and information of a social group that is significantly associated with the group's identity. The English phrase "collective memory" and the equivalent French phrase "la mémoire ...

, stating that certain places, objects or events can have special significance related to group's remembrance. The concept has been coined by French historian

Pierre Nora Pierre Nora (born 17 November 1931) is a French historian elected to the Académie française on 7 June 2001. He is known for his work on French identity and memory. His name is associated with the study of new history. He is the brother of th ...

who defines them as “complex things. At once natural and artificial, simple and ambiguous, concrete and abstract, they are lieux—places, sites, causes—in three senses—material, symbolic and functional”Nora, P. (1997). The realms of memory: Rethinking the French past. New York: Columbia University Press. P. 14

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