Admission to the grounds of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial is free of charge. The entry cards should be reserved on visit.auschwitz.org. For better understanding the history of Auschwitz we suggest a visit with a guide-educator
I went there last month, you have to register online, then you can book a tour (which cost about 45€) there are tours free of charge but you have to book them way in advance.
Upon arrival you have your personalized ticket and they do ID and security checks not unlike at an airport.
I suppose the need to register is for security reasons and to not overcrowd the place since tickets are limited.
I highly recommend a visit, I am well educated on the topic but being there, realizing that 1.1 million is not just a number is unreal.
Walking the same route from the loading ramps to the gas chambers, a group of people just like us, with the same hopes and dreams, the same fears and worries was just a harrowing experience.
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in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social · 68 pts · 111d
They got caught not paying for entry. Nothing was damaged. No graffiti. Slow news day I guess.
Ooops@feddit.org · 29 pts · 111d
And "not paying" here means failing to get a ticket that is actually free...
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 111d
This sounds like the punchline to a joke. "Your mom is so dumb, she got caught breaking into an open-air museum with free admission".
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 22 pts · 111d
Can someone explain that to me?
How's the process here?
Do you have to apply for an entry card beforehand or so?
Lupus108@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 111d
From the official website:
I went there last month, you have to register online, then you can book a tour (which cost about 45€) there are tours free of charge but you have to book them way in advance. Upon arrival you have your personalized ticket and they do ID and security checks not unlike at an airport.
I suppose the need to register is for security reasons and to not overcrowd the place since tickets are limited.
I highly recommend a visit, I am well educated on the topic but being there, realizing that 1.1 million is not just a number is unreal.
Walking the same route from the loading ramps to the gas chambers, a group of people just like us, with the same hopes and dreams, the same fears and worries was just a harrowing experience.
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 111d
Ok, had a look at the webpage.
Apparently, number of entry cards per day is limited and you have to reserve them online some days in advance.
You@feddit.org · 4 pts · 111d
Did they watch the infamous WWE Wrestlemania Promo?
If you haven't heard about it: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wwe-apologizes-auschwitz-footage-used-wrestlemania-promo-rcna78662
username_1@programming.dev · 2 pts · 111d
digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 111d
Probably getting some ideas for the their own camps back home.
kokesh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 111d
Getting some inspiration for tRumpland?
char_stats@discuss.tchncs.de · -6 pts · 111d
I'm sure work will set them free.