Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau w Oświęcimiu · 오시비엥침
Contents
11 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation3:12
Welcome to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. You are standing on ground that bears witness to one of the darkest and most catastrophic chapters in all of human history. …
Listen in the app2The Gate of Deception3:11
We stand now before the main entrance to Auschwitz One, facing one of the most recognizable and chilling symbols of Nazi deception. Above the iron gate, forged by the hands of prisoners themselves, curve three cynical German…
Listen in the app3Block Five: The Material Evidence3:17
We have now entered Block Five, one of the original brick barracks of the main camp. Today, this building houses the material evidence of the Holocaust, a deeply moving and disturbing collection of personal items confiscated from…
Listen in the app4The Roll Call Square and the Gallows3:23
We have stepped out into the central, open expanse of Auschwitz One, known as the Appellplatz, or Roll Call Square. Despite its seemingly empty, quiet state today, this courtyard was the site of daily terror and agonizing torment…
Listen in the app5Block Eleven and the Death Wall3:07
We now enter a secluded courtyard situated between Block Ten and Block Eleven. The heavy, oppressive atmosphere of this enclosed space is palpable. …
Listen in the app6Gas Chamber and Crematorium One3:18
Just outside the main perimeter fence of Auschwitz One lies a low, earth covered structure that looks somewhat like a grassy bunker. This building is Crematorium One, and it houses the very first permanent gas chamber utilized in…
Listen in the app7The Arrival Ramp and Selection at Birkenau3:03
We have now traveled the two kilometers from the main camp to arrive at Auschwitz Two, universally known as Birkenau. As you stand here, taking in the vast, flat expanse that stretches to the horizon, the sheer, sprawling scale…
Listen in the app8The Wooden Barracks and Sanitary Torment3:17
We move away from the tracks and enter one of the massive prisoner sectors of Birkenau. Stretching out in uniform, terrifying rows are the wooden barracks where the inmates were housed. …
Listen in the app9The Ruins of Crematoria Two and Three3:14
We have walked to the far western edge of the Birkenau camp. Before you lie the shattered, sunken concrete ruins of Crematorium Two and Crematorium Three. …
Listen in the app10The Ash Ponds and the Sonderkommando Uprising3:13
We continue our walk to the very rear of the Birkenau complex, entering an area uniquely characterized by a quiet birch forest and several still, murky ponds. This tranquil appearance masks a deeply disturbing reality. …
Listen in the app11Closing3:06
Our journey through Auschwitz-Birkenau concludes here, at the International Monument to the Victims of Fascism. Situated strategically between the shattered ruins of Crematoria Two and Three, this memorial was inaugurated in…
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What is Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum?
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a place in 오시비엥침 with 11 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 오시비엥침 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 11 |
| Total length | 35 min 21 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 50.0358, 19.1783 |
| Last updated |
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