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Shoes14 viewsUpon shoes.
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Monument to Starving15 viewsThe prisoners were fed only 1500 kCal of energy a day for 11 hours of hard labour. That means coffee for breakfast, for example. Those that didn't find additional food died within 6 months of arrival.
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Execution Wall18 viewsMany prisoners were lined here and shot, if the nazis could wait that long. Sometimes they were killed right after they undressed in the side buildings.
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Wooden Eyes20 viewsThe windows overlooking the execution plaza were covered in wood so prisoners couldn't see the executions and panic.
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Prison Cells15 viewsHere are some of the cells where people were starved to death or crammed in so tightly they suffocated.
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Halt14 viewsThey should've had one of these signs on the outside coming in.
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Rose in Thorns18 viewsDoubtless many people died trying to escape.
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Crematorium18 viewsHow awful it would be to see people go in and smoke come out.
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Incinerator17 viewsWhere people were cremated.
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Remebered20 viewsA small Jewish reminder.
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Roses19 viewsAnd fire.
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Taxi Driver21 viewsThis guy took Jess & I to Birkenau. The 3km trip took 20 mins (the meter wasn't running) and he was absolutely hilarious, whether he meant to be or not.
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Tracks Leading In19 viewsNo doubt others have travelled these tracks in terror.
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Sprawling Remains17 viewsThe nazis destroyed as much of the evidence as they could in 1945, but here you can see just how vast the site was. The chimneys generally survived the fires/explosions.
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Wasteland20 viewsBlow this one up to get an idea of how vast the camp was.
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Destroyed Gas Chambers18 viewsThankfully not restored.
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Rubble18 viewsThe Germans really didn't want these to remain standing.
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Underground Walkway19 viewsHere they were forced to undress and proceed forward, not knowing their doom.
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Unloading Area18 viewsHere looking towards the main gate where many prisoners were unloaded.
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God in Glass20 viewsStained glass in the Fransciscan cathedral. Very cool!
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