picture of the Bahnnrampe, the gate of the Auschwitz Birkenau extermination camp

The iconic main entrance to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, known as the Gate of Death. The red brick building with the central watchtower and arch for train passage has become the universal symbol of the Holocaust. The tracks pass through the arch leading directly into the extermination camp.

Auschwitz concentration camp Birkenau Bahnnrampe Shoa Memory Unesco World Heritage Site