For more than two years Anne Frank and her family lived in the annex of the building at Prinsengracht 263, where Anne's father Otto Frank also had his business. The Van Pels and Fritz Pfeffer also hid there with them. The doorway to the annex was concealed behind a moveable bookcase, built especially for this purpose. The office personal knew of the hiding place and supplied the families with food, drink and news of the outside world. The hiding place was discovered on 4 August 1944 and the people in hiding were deported to various concentration camps. Only Otto Frank survived the war.
These days, the rooms at the Anne Frank House, though empty, still breathe the atmosphere of that time. The events that took place are illustrated by quotations from the diary, historical documents, Anne's original dairy, film images and photographs. In the multimedia space, visitors can embark on a "virtual journey" through the Anne Frank House, accessing background information about the people in hiding during World War II.
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