Standing cell
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A standing cell is a special cell constructed so as to prevent the prisoner from doing anything but stand. Standing cells were used in 19th century Ottoman Empire, and in 20th century Chile, Germany,
Cells at Auschwitz concentration camp's notorious Block 11. Hatch to a standing cell is seen at the end of the corridor
Block 11
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Block 11 was the name of a brick building in Auschwitz I, the Stammlager or main camp of the Auschwitz concentration camp network operated by Nazi Germany. This block was used for executions and tortu
Standing cell
…brief break from the cell, so that they had sores on their bodies from feces and urine. There were four standing cells at Auschwitz in the basement of Block 11, which measured about one square metre (1 sq yd), and in which four persons were crammed, able only to stand. There was only a five-centimetre-wide (2…
Block 11, with the "death wall" to the left
View of Block 11 (left) as seen from the site of the reconstructed death wall
Corridor of Block 11