Birkenau’s Remains

Photographs showing Birkenau as it is today.

Train tracks leading to Birkenau	The main gate to Birkenau
Fence and guard tower	Fence and guard tower
Fence and guard tower	The entrance to Birkenau
Wooden bunks in the barracks	Wooden bunks in the barracks
Wooden bunks in the barracks	Reconstructed barracks
One of a number of bunkers for guards to hide from Allied air strikes. They were never used.	Fence along the perimeter
The remains of most of the barracks. The Nazis burned them as the Allies approached. Since everything but the chimneys were made of wood, nothing else survived.	Close up of what is left of the barracks
The prisoners' latrine	Train tracks leading to the gate