Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris (R), External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, is escorted towards exit of main Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum building. The structure is 180 meters long in the form of a spike cutting through the mountain with a skylight. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, Gamini Lakshman Peiris', Yad Vashem guest book entry. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names reflect in the water of a deep pool at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris, External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, gazes up at enlarged Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

A view of the Jerusalem Hills at the exit from the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum signifies light at the end of a dark era of history. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris, External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, gazes up at enlarged Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Coming out of the Children’s Memorial Hall, Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris, External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, signs the guest book at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

The entrance to the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Hall of Names serves to preserve the names of millions of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris, External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, gazes up at enlarged Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Coming out of the Children’s Memorial Hall, Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris, External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, signs the guest book at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

The entrance to the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Hall of Names serves to preserve the names of millions of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.

Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris (R), External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, gazes up at enlarged Pages of Testimony displayed on the cone-shaped ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. 26-Feb-2013. The Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L. Peiris, visits Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Minister toured the museum, participated in a memorial ceremony and signed the museum guest book.