swimming pool at Auschwitz is covered

[Fred Ziffel]

See YT video link taken April 5 2026:


the museum has put a covered fence around the pool except on one side

Questions:
Why is the museum now covering the Auschwitz pool from sight of visitors?
and
Why is it not covered on the outer fence side of the pool where people cannot be, stand or see pool?

[Stubble]

When historians say 'pool only for the SS'.

What is he going to do, climb down off the guard tower, lay his rifle on the ground, strip to his skibbies and take a dip?

No, the pool was for inmates;



So far as why it is blocked off, I'm going to guess in the age of the internet, it has gotten more traffic and thus is a 'distraction' that's rather hard to explain.

[HeiligeSturmV2]

So far as why it is blocked off, I'm going to guess in the age of the internet, it has gotten more traffic and thus is a 'distraction' that's rather hard to explain.

That could be the case. Two years ago you couldn't walk next to it anymore without museum personnel telling you it's prohibited. (Among many other buildings)

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I got to admit, it was in bad shape then. Maybe the museum is going to renovate it.

[Stubble]

It don't look so bad.



It isn't looking 'great' either though.

[Eye of Zyclone]

Why would they even try to hide a mere "fire brigade reservoir built in the form of a swimming pool" ?







And why would they try to misrepresent (the ridiculous "fire brigade reservoir" nonsense) and then hide (privacy screen) a facility not detrimental to the orthodox narrative (the "extermination camp" atrocity story) ?

[HeiligeSturmV2]

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I wonder if these pools are also "reservoirs" in Birkenau. It's good to have steps to the pool anyway.
The other pool is the Quarantänelager/Quarantine camp BIIa. Definitely not for guards.

[Fred Ziffel]

My take on those bodies of water
see attached

[Hektor]

Saying Auschwitz got "Jewish owners", when in fact it hasn't, isn't really helpful though.

Ironically screening it off will draw more attention.

[Eye of Zyclone]

Saying Auschwitz got "Jewish owners", when in fact it hasn't, isn't really helpful though.

Hard to deny that the Jewish state became the sole heir of that Grand-Guignol theme park when the Soviet Empire fell apart. The 4-million plaque was removed and changed in 1990 for a reason...