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Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Jewish prayer shawls of victims. 90 percent of the 2 million people killed here were Jews. |
2000 |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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The possessions of the victims were kept and used by the Nazis. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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7,000kg of human hair from victims was sold to make clothing and netting. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Toothbrushes. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Victims' glasses. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Artificial limbs. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Crutches. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Brushes. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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A mountain of shoes. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Baskets and brief cases. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Children's clothes. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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The Nazis photographed most of their victims and noted various details. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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The captions give the number, name and dates of birth, arrival and death of the victim. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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A female victim of the Nazis. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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A male victim of the Nazi horror. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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A drawing by an inmate showing conditions at the concentration camp. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Drawing showing inmates being worked mercylessly. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Drawing showing musicians playing for the working inmates. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Spartan sleeping conditions. Most of the 2 million victims died in gas chambers but many died from the conditions, disease and overwork. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Uniforms for inmates. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Washing facilities. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Toilet facilities. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Bunk beds. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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SS office with portrait of Adolph Hitler. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Desk in the SS office. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Furniture (SS office). |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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SS Commander's room. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Underground cells. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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These cells were used for experiments on inmates. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Torture gallows. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Saddle shaped structure used for floggings. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Financial records of prisoners. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Cell 18 where the Polish monk, Maximilian Kolbe, died after offering his life for another prisoner. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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The Death Block saw thousands of prisoners shot by the SS. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Watch tower. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Photograph of executions. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Posts used for flogging inmates. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Floral tributes. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Auschwitz was on the edge of an industrial town. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Memorial from Israel. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Roll calls were held with prisoners having to stand for hours. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Portable gallows used for mass hangings. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Underground gas chamber. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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The Crematorium. The ashes were used as fertiliser. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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The Gas chamber. Most of the killing was done at nearby Birkanau. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
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Map of Birkanau, the nearby death camp. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Entrance to the Birkanau Death Camp near Auschwitz. Most of the people killed by the Nazis died in the gas chambers here. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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The Birkanau Death Camp was reached by rail. During World War II, the Nazis developed extermination on an industrial scale. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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The railway line came all the way to the gas chambers. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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The camp covers 175 hectares and once had over 300 buildings. Most were destroyed by retreating Nazis. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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45 brick and 22 wooden structures survive as a memorial. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Sleeping quarters. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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The kitchens. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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The foundations of destroyed buildings survive. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Entrance to the killing area. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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People were selected by doctors for work or extermination. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Barbed wire and watch tower. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Watch tower. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Ruins of four gas chambers and crematoria. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Foundations of buildings destroyed by the Nazis as they retreated. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Wooden living quarters. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Watch tower. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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International memorial to the victims. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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Memorial tribute. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Auschwitz |
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Birkanau Death Camp |
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The pond where victims' ashes were dumped. This was shown in the TV series "The Ascent of Man" by Jacob Bronowski. |
2000 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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The old city of Gdansk. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Gdansk was founded by the Teutonic Knights and was part of the Hanseatic League. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Gdansk has German influence and was previously the Prussian city of Danzig. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Danzig was awarded to Poland after World War I. The Second World War began when Germany attacked the city. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Much of the city had to be rebuilt after World War 2. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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The old city is very picturesque. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Arsenal |
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The Arsenal. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Arsenal |
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The Arsenal dates from 1605. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Arsenal |
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The building is now an art gallery. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Much of the old city was rebuilt after the Second World War. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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The buildings show German and Dutch influence. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Upland Gate |
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The Upland Gate dates from 1574 and was embellished in 1586. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Upland Gate |
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The coat of arms of Prussia has two unicorns. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Upland Gate |
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The coat of arms of Poland with two angels. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Upland Gate |
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The coat of arms of Gdansk-Danzig (two lions). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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The Foregate dates from the 15th century. It began as a defensive gate and later became a gaol. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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External carvings. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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The prison tower. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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The torture house. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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The gate was used as a court and a place of execution. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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Octagonal tower. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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View of the octagonal tower from within the gate. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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Carving in the torture house. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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Side view of the gate. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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View of the gate from the East. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Foregate |
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Detail of the brickwork. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Golden Gate |
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The Golden Gate (1612) is one of three gates. To its left is the Court of the Fraternity of St George (1490s). |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Golden Gate |
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St George and the dragon. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
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Golden Gate |
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The Golden Gate is at the beginning of the Royal Way. The statues are Peace, Liberty, Wealth and Fame. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
Royal Way |
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The Royal Way is a 300m route once taken by kings. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
Royal Way |
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Decorated houses in the pedestrianised Long Street, part of the Royal Way. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
Royal Way |
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The Houses are painted and often have carvings. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
Royal Way |
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Mural showing two women with a hen and eggs. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
Royal Way |
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Mural showing two women with a goose and a hen. |
2022 |
Poland |
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Gdansk |
Royal Way |
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The houses are tall and thin and show Dutch influence. |
2022 |