The Plaszow Concentration Camp is perhaps most famous for the crimes of SS commander Amon Goeth. You may remember Goeth from Schindler's List - he was known for shooting people from his home for sport, among other atrocities.
Goeth's home is still standing - it cannot be torn down, but understandably, no one wants to live there or turn this site into a place for people to visit. It just sits, staring out at the concentration camp that he was in charge of for years.
This is the view of Goeth's house from Plaszow. He had to use a high powered rifle to shoot people from such a distance. After being tried and sentenced to death in 1946, Goeth was hung at Plaszow, the site of his many sins.
The Plaszow site is not entirely empty. This memorial stands as a reminder of the horrors that took place there. The people are Jews facing the ground, because of the incredibly demoralizing evils that they experienced. The torn out bit is intentional - it symbolizes their hearts having been ripped out.
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