Auschwitz-Birkenau

Tom_Green · #1 Posted **Jun 28, 2009, 1:08 PM**

I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau and this are the pics i have taken.

The estimated number of murdered people in Auschwitz-Birkenau is 1.1mio. To get an idea of how much it is i made the following picture.
Every pixel stands for one person. Every line stands for 100 people. The first lines i have drawn standing for 1.000 people.

Bedhead · #2 Posted **Jun 28, 2009, 1:25 PM**

Great thread, very thought provoking and well presented.

S_B_Russell · #3 Posted **Jun 28, 2009, 3:28 PM**

The most depressing place I've ever visited, but without a doubt a place everybody should see.

bulliver · #4 Posted **Jun 28, 2009, 11:26 PM**

Great shots of a terrible place.

Rocket1964 · #5 Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 1:15 AM**

Fantastic pictures of a horrible place. Thanks for showing us.

llamaorama · #6 Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 3:35 AM**

just curious, what is the actual town like?

How do you tell someone you grew up in Auschwitz? Seems like a horrible stigma for a place to have.

UrbanSky · #7 Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 5:19 AM**

Stunning shots. The thought of those train tracks and how they delivered hundreds of thousands to a fate they couldn't even imagine makes me sick inside. How a civilized society could fall so deeply into depravity is frightening beyond belief.

HomeInMyShoes · #8 Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 10:04 AM**

Kudos to a great thread. Some really great use of depth-of-field and capturing of light.

stepper77 · #9 Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 4:46 PM**

Incredible photos! Thanks!

ady26 · #10 Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 5:01 PM**

Good! This is a lesson for the future generations to come, WE WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPENED and changed the history forever!

ukw · #11 Posted **Jul 7, 2009, 5:11 PM**

Interesting pics. But I have to ask, how do you get there? I mean, are there many tourists who visit the area? I didn't see any people in your photos, so I assume it's pretty deserted?

denveraztec · #12 Posted **Jul 7, 2009, 11:47 PM**

Excellent photos of an incredibly sombering place.

hackunion · #13 Posted **Jul 8, 2009, 2:03 AM**

Auschwitz is the German name. The town is in fact called Oświęcim, a name that either no one knows or can pronounce. It's a typical small town in southern Poland... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cim

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Originally Posted by llamaorama

just curious, what is the actual town like?

How do you tell someone you grew up in Auschwitz? Seems like a horrible stigma for a place to have.

sznter · #14 Posted **Jul 8, 2009, 10:48 AM**

Been there, seen the roughness. Great pics.

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Originally Posted by ukw

Interesting pics. But I have to ask, how do you get there? I mean, are there many tourists who visit the area? I didn't see any people in your photos, so I assume it's pretty deserted?

It's anything but deserted, around one million people visit the place annually. It's nowadays actually a Polish state museum (and, of course, a UNESCO World heritage site).