The Mausoleum of Fight and Martyrdom is a small museum in the basement of the former Gestapo headquarters on Aleja Szucha in Warsaw. It preserves cells and interrogation rooms used during the German occupation of Poland in the Second World War. The rooms and prisoners’ scratched inscriptions offer a direct encounter with the site’s history and the treatment of people detained there. Take time to read the messages left on the walls. The visit is sobering, and the subject matter may be difficult for young children or anyone sensitive to accounts of torture.
The former Gestapo detention centre
The museum is in the basement of the former Gestapo headquarters on Aleja Szucha. During the German occupation of Poland in the Second World War, the building was used for detention and interrogation. The preserved rooms connect the museum to that history in the place where people were held and tortured.
Messages left on the walls
Look closely at the walls for inscriptions scratched by prisoners waiting to be questioned. They add a personal record to the preserved cells and interrogation rooms. The museum is compact, but the subject is grave; allow time to take in the rooms and read what remains.
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Where is the Mausoleum of Fight and Martyrdom?
It is at Al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha 25 in Warsaw, in the basement of the former Gestapo headquarters.
What can you see inside the museum?
The museum preserves cells and interrogation rooms used during the occupation, along with inscriptions prisoners scratched on the walls.
How long does a visit take?
Allow 30 to 60 minutes to explore the museum.
Is admission free on any day?
Admission is free on Thursdays.
