article_snippet.sent: As many as 1.5 million innocent people died at Auschwitz in horrifying conditions:
article_snippet.sent: its name a reminder of the atrocities of the Holocaust.
article_snippet.sent: But authorities say that the former concentration camp, now the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, in Oświęcim, Poland, is becoming a popular tourist destination - so popular in fact, that the former concentration camp, now the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, in Oświęcim, Poland, is becoming a popular tourist destination - so popular in fact, that they may have to start turning people away may have to start turning people away.
article_snippet.sent: A sign in front of a watchtower at Auschwitz I concentration camp, which has become an unlikely tourist .
article_snippet.sent: Going through the Auschwitz-Birkenau space is not an easy experience for anyone,' said Dr. Piotr M.A. Cywiński, Director of the Museum. '
article_snippet.sent: This authentic place has become the symbol of evil for the entire world, which is manifested by an over threefold increase in attendance, interest of the media, internet statistics as well as over half a billion people throughout the planet who watched the 70th anniversary of the liberation of KL Auschwitz live on television.'
article_snippet.sent: Tourists take photographs at Auschwitz, which has had more than 250,000 already this year .
article_snippet.sent: The increase in popularity has led to various security changes, and visitors are now advised to book ahead inorder to avoid congestion inside the former Nazi concentration camp.
article_snippet.sent: Just 30 people are allowed to visit Auschwitz I - the original camp at any one time - for safety reasons, as well to conserve the buildings and create the best conditions for learning about its history.
article_snippet.sent: In 2014, 1,534 000 people visited Auschwitz, the highest number during one year than ever before -  the highest attendance in the history of European memorial sites.
highlights_snippet.sent: Over 250 thousand people have visited Nazi concentration camp in 2015 .
  