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About John Rabe's former residence
The renewed exhibition places Rabe’s biography on the first floor and the Safety Zone’s operation on the second. A reconstructed office connects documents and photographs with the domestic setting, while the courtyard refugee-registration wall records individual people. The reproduced shelter provides another physical setting for understanding protection efforts; it should be understood as interpretation, rather than an untouched wartime shelter.
What to look for
- The reconstructed office places Rabe’s documents and historical photographs in a domestic context.
- The courtyard refugee-registration wall restores names and personal details to the rescue story.
The surrounding area
The provincial capital suits museums and major historical sites; reserve time for different districts instead of treating it as one walking circuit.
Location & getting there
Getting to John Rabe's former residence
Approach 1 Xiaofenqiao off Guangzhou Road in central Nanjing, at the John Rabe and International Safety Zone Memorial Hall.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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Rabe’s life and reconstructed office
Begin with the person, household and documents behind the memorial.
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Nanjing Safety Zone exhibition
Follow the organization and operation of the protection effort.
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Refugee-registration wall and reproduced shelter
Finish with individual refugees and the interpreted spaces used to explain their protection.
This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.
Find John Rabe's former residence
拉贝与国际安全区纪念馆 · 南京市
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View guide →Sources & visit information
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