architecture of crime: the security and isolation system of the Auschwitz camp

The fence at Auschwitz remains the quintessence of Nazi inhumanity, a symbol of the terror of the concentration camps and death camps, a synonym of the cruel twenthieth century. Fifty years after the Auschwitz became a memorial site, the fence fell into ruin, and the concrete posts began to totter towards collapse.
The Museum's management and the German Länder became involved in the conservation work. It went on for seven years, carried out painstakingly, segment for segment, so that each segment could be conserved at a higher level of quality than the one before. The project reached completion in 2004.