Tags: Pictures, Poland
Oscar Schindler’s factory
August 24th, 2004, by Rich.
Schindler’s factory still stands today. If you enter through the pedestrian gate (to the left of the main gates which have purposefully not been repainted since he left), you can ascend to a small room with a guest book.
We went on a Saturday, and were the only visitors.
It was very quiet, however, many of the surrounding buildings are in constant commercial use, so it’s not deserted.
The guard (whose name is Piotr) sidled out to greet us and waited until he could tell what language we spoke before starting to chat, and inviting us to walk around inside.
The feeling of wonderment when wandering around the factory, compared to the lack of any comprehensible sensation in Auschwitz, still surprises me months later.
The areas that we had access to can be seen on this map.
April 22nd, 2007 at 11:52 pm
I am doing a project on Oskar Schindler, I was planning on building an exact replica of his factory and I was wondering if you had anymore pictures of the inside of his factory?
December 11th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
I have also visited Schindlers factory in Krakow and Auschwitz. If you like me are interested the Jewish holocaust then this is surely a trip you must make. If you are staying in Krakow then just catch a taxi and ask the driver to wait, the fares are extremly cheap. My favourite part was walking up the flight of stairs that appear in the film. There is a guestbook that you can sign and a polite guard to observe. The whole trip for my father and I hotel and flights came to less than £100 each.
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:22 am
My partner and our twelve year old son also visited the factory. We arrived with a group of other people in ‘06 only to find it closed for some renovations. The crowd were not impressed and left in a huff. We, however stuck around and were explaining the significance to our son (Sam) when the gate attendant saw our Canadian flags on our backpacks and immediatly invited us in. We had a private tour and took many pictures both inside and outside. What struck us is how small the area was. We also visited Auschwitz which brought to life the reality of the holocaust to each one of us especially our son. We visited much of East Europe and now Sam has the travel bug too. Onto Russia in three years!