This is the main entrance into Auschwitz II concentration slash extermination camp. In the middle of the gate house is a passageway with rail tracks that run from the outside to the inside of the camp. It was what made Auschwitz II very special in comparison to the others, besides being the largest concentration camp during the Reich period. Auschwitz II is the only camp having rail tracks that bring trains direct into its compound. A long stretch of cattle cars bringing prisoners from all over German-occupied European countries- north, south, east, and west, flowed through this gate The train will then stop a few yards from the gas chambers where prisoners will undergo the “Selektion” process. I will talk more on this in my next post. This is my series of Auschitz-Birkenau Konzentrationslager. To view my Dachau sets, feel free to click the link below | Dachau Concentration Camp | Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp | _________________________________________________________________________________ Single RAW file Shot @52mm, aperture of f/8.0 with 1/60 exposure with ISO value of 200 Initial tweaks in ACR Post processing and Adjustments in Photoshop CS4
The Lion Gate is the main entrance to the citadel of Mycenae, an archaeological site in the Peloponnese area of Greece.
The Pacific National Exhibition main gate at the NE corner of East Hastings and Renfrew Streets at Exhibition Park (Hastings Park) in Vancouver, BC. Moderne gate structure is from 1947. The building in the background is the Forum (1931, extant). Colour photograph circa-1957. [Graphic Industries Ltd.; Photographer unknown]
In Dublin, Ireland stands an estate reminiscent of old folklore – complete with its own dragon!
A new book has cast light on life for SS officers at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland during WWII - including that of its commandant Rudolf Hoess (pictured)
The U.S. government is finally paying off a promise made in 2010 to give $15 million to preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp — the last international partner to meet its pledge.
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
A husband and wife were fighting over the TV remote control. They both wanted to watch different shows at the same time. After a heated argument, the husband said, "Let's settle this the old-fashioned way." He raised the remote control high above his head and dropped it. When it hit the floor, the batteries flew
Check these different itineraries for a stopover, one or even two days in Crete's capital. Explore more than just Knossos!
Fredrikstad, Old Town at about 4:30PM 6th January 2013
The best things to do in Nikko - A tourist guide on how to make the most of your day trip from Tokyo to Nikko and see all the tourist attractions.
Check these different itineraries for a stopover, one or even two days in Crete's capital. Explore more than just Knossos!
Georg Tauber's sketches and paintings are now the subject of an exhibition at the very site where he was imprisoned between 1940 and 1945.
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is another great historic site of Midland, Ontario, Canada and one of the main reasons why I wanted to visit Midland. Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is a reconstructed French Jesuit mission and reputed to be the first European Community in Ontario. This lovely historical park reconstructed the village with lovely wooden French style buildings and Ontario aboriginal architecture. The photo shows the entrance with First Nations canoes.
You win the opportunity to traveled to Europe, specifically to Belgium, you are new to this society! Looking for how to integrate into socie...
What to see and do in Valletta and Mdina in two days. Let's go on a whistle-stop 48-hour visit to the Mediterranean island of Malta.
The U.S. government is finally paying off a promise made in 2010 to give $15 million to preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp — the last international partner to meet its pledge.
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
A husband and wife were fighting over the TV remote control. They both wanted to watch different shows at the same time. After a heated argument, the husband said, "Let's settle this the old-fashioned way." He raised the remote control high above his head and dropped it. When it hit the floor, the batteries flew
Check these different itineraries for a stopover, one or even two days in Crete's capital. Explore more than just Knossos!
Fredrikstad, Old Town at about 4:30PM 6th January 2013
The best things to do in Nikko - A tourist guide on how to make the most of your day trip from Tokyo to Nikko and see all the tourist attractions.
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The Custom Lazer range of aluminium gates offers a series of patterns designed by laser cutting into aluminium sheets. Aluminium Driveway Gate
Check these different itineraries for a stopover, one or even two days in Crete's capital. Explore more than just Knossos!
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is another great historic site of Midland, Ontario, Canada and one of the main reasons why I wanted to visit Midland. Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is a reconstructed French Jesuit mission and reputed to be the first European Community in Ontario. This lovely historical park reconstructed the village with lovely wooden French style buildings and Ontario aboriginal architecture. The photo shows the entrance with First Nations canoes.
