In October 1950, Buchenwald was destroyed.
 The main gate, the crematorium, the hospital block, and two guard towers were left standing.
 All prisoner barracks and other buildings were torn down.
 Many of them have been rebuilt.

Just days after the camp was liberated in 1945, freed prisoners built a monument to honor the people who died at Buchenwald.
 It was made of wood and was meant to be temporary.
 Eventually it was replaced by a monument made of stainless steel.
 The surface of this monument is kept at 37 °C (99 °F), the temperature of human skin, all year round.

A second monument was also built in 1958, near where prisoners had been buried together in mass graves.
In October 1950, Buchenwald was destroyed.  The main gate, the crematorium, the hospital block, and two guard towers were left standing.  All prisoner barracks and other buildings were torn down.  Many of them have been rebuilt.
Just days after the camp was liberated in 1945, freed prisoners built a monument to honor the people who died at Buchenwald.  It was made of wood and was meant to be temporary.  Eventually it was replaced by a monument made of stainless steel.  The surface of this monument is kept at 37 °C (99 °F), the temperature of human skin, all year round.
A second monument was also built in 1958, near where prisoners had been buried together in mass graves.
Buchenwald concentration camp