Pinewood stairs to the attic.
Anne frank s attic amsterdam.
The anne frank house is located in the city centre of amsterdam at prinsengracht 263 267.
The westertoren is mentioned frequently in her diary its clock face on the tower could be seen from the attic of the achterhuis and anne frank described the chiming of the carillon as a source of comfort.
Take a look around and discover the secret annex where anne frank hid for more than 2 years during wwii and where she wrote her diary.
Ten years later the anne frank foundation was established to protect the property from developers who wanted to demolish the block.
The original stairs in peter s room.
Anne frank and her family spent two years hiding in a secret attic apartment behind the office of a family owned business in amsterdam.
Anne came up here to be alone and look at the chestnut tree.
It leads to the attic.
The franks and four dutch jews who were hiding with them were discovered by authorities on august 4 1944.
The entrance to the museum is around the corner at westermarkt 20.
Look around the attic where the people in hiding stored their food and hung their laundry.
In the middle of peter s small room there is a pinewood 12 step flight of stairs.
On the left behind the stairs is peter s desk.
She did not survive the war but her wartime diary was published in 1947.
Sunday august 4 2019 marks 75 years since anne frank and her family along with four other people were taken by nazi officials after their hiding was discovered according to the auschwitz.
Visit our museum and read more about our educational activities across the world.
It preserves the hiding place has a permanent exhibition on the life and time.
The museum opened on 3 may 1960.
Step inside hiding in the secret annex on the prinsengracht.
It is a 20 minute walk from amsterdam central station.
The westerkerk is located close to the anne frank house where diarist anne frank her family and others were hid in the achterhuis from nazi persecution for two years during world war ii.