31 March 1943 | Construction of gas chamber & #crematorium II at #Auschwitz II-Birkenau was completed. Undressing space and 210 sq. meters gas chamber were located underground. Zyklon B was thrown through the holes in the ceiling into special wire mesh columns. #architecture 1/4 
The crematorium located on the ground level designed by Topf und Söhne company from #Erfurt was equipped with five 3-muffles ovens connected to one chimney. According to the producers the ovens could burn 1,440 corpses every 24 hours. 2/4
On 20 January 1945 - 7 days before the liberation of #Auschwitz the building was blew up with #dynamite by the SS in order to destroy the #evidence of mass murder. 3/4
Visitors can see the remains of crematorium & gas chamber II while visiting the @AuschwitzMuseum. The ruins are also presented in our virtual visit: panorama.auschwitz.org/tour2,3013,en.… 4/4
