House of Horror: Inside the Infamous Stasi Prison | Raw File

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House of Horror: Inside the Infamous Stasi Prison

Feared for the physical and psychological torture within, Hohenschönhausen was the operational hub for the Ministry State Security in communist East Germany. German photographer Phillip Lohoefener, documents its beige patterned walls, wood-paneled interro

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After the fall of the Eastern Bloc, the notorious prison became a memorial and museum. In 2009, the site had a record 314,000 visitors. One of them was German photographer Phillip Lohoefener, who documented its beige patterned walls, wood-paneled interrogation rooms and antiquated medical apparatuses.