Have you envisaged touring Berlin and you’re wondering whether to take your time and visit Sachsenhausen. In this blog post, I will analyse the importance of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial as a guide as to why it must be included when planning for a Berlin tour.

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Sachsenhausen Concentration camp was one of the early concentration camp to be developed by the Nazi regime during the Second World War. A visit to this site can help you understand genocide, the deeds of the Nazis, the lives of prisoners, and the truth of the holocaust.

A. Educational Exhibits

The virtual city at the memorial also contains many exhibits to help explain the history of the camp. These are photographs, documents and some of the personal effects from the victims and these offer a general insight and look at some aspects of the operation of this particular camp and the Myanmar suffering within it.

B. Guided Tours

For a more enjoyable experience it is advised to go with a guided tour. Professional guides will ensure that you are informed on different aspects about the camp some of which include Individual structures and historical narrative on experiences of prisoners in the camp. Scheduled tours are much better than going on your own as they provide more insight into what you are viewing or experiencing.

2. Honor and Memorial of Victims

It is honorable to visit Sachsenhausen today to honor millions of people, who had ever been through atrocities of the Holocaust. You actually get to see what’s been saved and hear the tales and this way one can pay homage to them and ensure that future generations never have to live through such a horror.

A. Memorial Sites

Other features can be registered inside the area of the memorial such as different avenues represent points of interest. The Appellplatz was the precise place where the roll calls occurred, and where the prisoners received their punishments and the Crematorium, where many of the victims met their death. It is for this reason that memorials are erected at the sites as part of historical marker and honoring of the victims that perished.

B. Tolerance Education Center

Sachsenhausen is not only one of the greatest museums of freedom but also the home place to the Tolerance Education Center. This is an exciting facility that was designed to provide venue for workshops and educational activities in the areas of tolerance, human rights and social justice. Interaction with these sources can contribute to the explanation of the significance of the fight against intolerance and discriminations in people’s day-to-day lives.

3. Beauty of landscape around

Sachsenhausen is beautifully situated in the midst of woods, and thus a relative calm and quiet environment sharply contrasts with stories associated with this camp. Just after your visit at the memorial just take a while and go through the scenic beauty of that place. Entry to this park provides an opportunity to sit by the side of the lake, have a picnic or even for a nature walk through the calm forest.

A. Museum and Visitor Center

Though you can appreciate the architectural structure and engineering feat of the building through the tour, for a dose of history and survivor stories, be sure to drop by the Sachsenhausen Museum and Visitor Center before leaving for more photos, documents and videos on the camp and the victims.

Section B: : Departure and Accessibility

Sachsenhausen is conveniently located and can be reached both by train or by car from Berlin. Trains from the Central Station in Berlin that may take up to 40 minutes to get there. For vehicle use, there are plenty of parking space available near the school. Due to the fact that there is a lot of information to be experienced, I suggest that you spend not less than half a day at the site.

Trips to sachsenhausen shall be made since it is regarded as an important concentration camp that people can visit so as to hold the memories of the victims alive. The multimedia center, professionally guided tours, memorials and the picturesque nature around is something you don’t want to miss while in Berlin. Try to spend some time in honor of the victims and in consideration of tolerance and respect in the modern world.