former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen
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The former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen is a memorial and museum at a onetime secret East German state security detention center used to hold and interrogate political prisoners during the GDR era.
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Target entity: former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Context triple: [Lichtenberg, contains, former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen]
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Landsberg Prison
Landsberg Prison is a Bavarian detention facility best known as the place where Adolf Hitler was incarcerated in 1924 and wrote much of "Mein Kampf."
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Nuremberg Prison
Nuremberg Prison was a detention facility in Nuremberg, Germany, most historically known for holding high-ranking Nazi officials awaiting trial before the International Military Tribunal after World War II.
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Spandau Prison
Spandau Prison was a high-security Allied military prison in West Berlin that housed prominent Nazi war criminals after World War II.
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D.
Pollsmoor Prison
Pollsmoor Prison is a high-security South African correctional facility in Cape Town, historically notable for holding prominent anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela.
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Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp was a Nazi concentration camp near Berlin, used primarily for political prisoners and forced labor, and became a central site of persecution and terror during the Third Reich.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Target entity description: The former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen is a memorial and museum at a onetime secret East German state security detention center used to hold and interrogate political prisoners during the GDR era.
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A.
Landsberg Prison
Landsberg Prison is a Bavarian detention facility best known as the place where Adolf Hitler was incarcerated in 1924 and wrote much of "Mein Kampf."
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B.
Nuremberg Prison
Nuremberg Prison was a detention facility in Nuremberg, Germany, most historically known for holding high-ranking Nazi officials awaiting trial before the International Military Tribunal after World War II.
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C.
Spandau Prison
Spandau Prison was a high-security Allied military prison in West Berlin that housed prominent Nazi war criminals after World War II.
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D.
Pollsmoor Prison
Pollsmoor Prison is a high-security South African correctional facility in Cape Town, historically notable for holding prominent anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela.
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E.
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp was a Nazi concentration camp near Berlin, used primarily for political prisoners and forced labor, and became a central site of persecution and terror during the Third Reich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
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former state security detention center ⓘ memorial site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| accessStatusDuringGDR | secret location ⓘ |
| category |
Stasi prisons
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memorials to victims of communism in Germany ⓘ prison museums in Germany ⓘ |
| commemorates |
victims of political persecution in the GDR
ⓘ
victims of the Stasi ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| functionDuringGDR |
interrogation center
ⓘ
remand prison ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | memorial site of the state of Berlin ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfExhibitions |
English
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German ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBuilding | prison complex ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility |
exhibition rooms
ⓘ
guided tour infrastructure ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
Cold War
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GDR era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial
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surface form:
Hohenschönhausen
|
| locatedInFormerState |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
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| notableFor |
documentation of Stasi interrogation methods
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preserved original prison cells ⓘ testimonies of former inmates ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ministry for State Security
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry for State Security of the GDR
|
| partOf | GDR system of political repression ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
detention of political prisoners
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political interrogation ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security facility ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
guided tours
ⓘ
historical exhibitions ⓘ |
| theme |
human rights violations in East Germany
ⓘ
state surveillance and repression in the GDR ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ministry for State Security
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surface form:
Ministry for State Security of the GDR
East German Stasi ⓘ
surface form:
Stasi
|
| visibilityDuringGDR | not shown on public maps ⓘ |
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Subject: former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Description of subject: The former Stasi remand prison Berlin-Hohenschönhausen is a memorial and museum at a onetime secret East German state security detention center used to hold and interrogate political prisoners during the GDR era.
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