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hangchoi:
Because there were so many people died in this camp, some places require the visitors kept silent in order to show respect. This is one of those places, the courtyard of block 11 or so-called the death wall. Prisoners brought there were for execution by gunshots. The staircase on the right side is the way out from Block 11, where there was a so-called judgment handed by Nazi to a prisoner. On record, there were at least 5000 people being shot to death on that wall. This wall was rebuilt after WW2 for education purposes.
hangchoi:
Dont' look at the second and third pictures, just take a look at the first picture and guess what it is.
You will find out how stunning if you imagine each name was one person.
hangchoi:
On the way out you will pass the central square of the camp. The metal bar of the first picture was for hanging prisoners. They hanged them to show to the other prisoners about the punishment if they wanted to escape or communicate with outsiders.
The second picture showed the border between the Nazi office and the camp.
The third one is worth to mention. Another metal bar for hanging prisoners, after trial in SS office next to it. After the WW2, the first camp warden of Auschwitz was trial to death sentence and he was hanged here. Is that Karma?
hangchoi:
This picture is another place to keep silent. This is the gas chamber for killing the Jews.
hangchoi:
The whole concentration camp actually includes two phases. The formal name is Auschwitz-Birkenau. All the pictures above are the phase 1, i.e. Auschwitz. After visiting this, you can take a shuttle bus to phase 2, Birkenau. Other than the iron gate in phase 1, this one also looks familiar, especially if you have watched the Schindler's List.
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