The Holocaust Historiography Project
Auschwitz, by J.-C. Pressac
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Steel and wire mesh entrance gate to Krematorium III. In the background, in front of the trees, are the ruins of the building. On the right are the remains of the collapsed roof of the furnace room. The steps on the left are not original and belong to the monument erected to the memory of the victims of Birkenau.

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East-west view of the collapsed roof. The five rectangular openings served to evacuate the heat generated by the 5 three-muffle furnaces, one opening per furnace.
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The hot air evacuation opening above furnace 2 of Krematorium III

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The hot air evacuation opening above furnace 1 of Krematorium III
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