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Auschwitz is decaying,prompting preservation effort

Discussion in 'Concentration, Death Camps and Crimes Against Huma' started by Chef des Todes, Feb 3, 2011.

  1. Chef des Todes

    Chef des Todes Flight Medic

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    Chef des Todes, Feb 3, 2011
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  2. PizzaDevil

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    Yes, when I was there in April 2010, all the barracks were closed.. sad.
    And they were already pulling wooden pillars against some barracks, and they were working/building some other things.

    Also sad is that stupid visitors wrote on the walls inside the barracks ( visible through windows )..
     
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  3. vahistoryfan1963

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    what can they do to preserve it short of tearing it down and rebuilding it all?
    why not just build a big building over the whole camp?
     
    vahistoryfan1963, Feb 23, 2011
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  4. Hufflepuff

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    It's a shame to hear that it's decaying. Hopefully the stone buildings will be preserved and protected from graffiti and manmade things, but the barracks are certainly the main issue here...

    I have wanted to visit for a long time. My dad visited Dachau back in the 1980s and he said most of it was still intact save for a few wooden reconstructions. Scariest place he's ever been, he says.
     
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