Maintenance building of Dachau concentration camp, Administrative building in Dachau concentration camp, Germany.

The former maintenance building of Dachau concentration camp is a U-shaped brick structure on the prisoners' compound, separated from the SS area. It held a kitchen, a laundry, clothing and effects rooms, storerooms, the registration room and the so-called "Bad", a shower hall for 100 to 150 people at once. Today it houses the memorial site's exhibition.

The U-shaped brick building stood on the prisoners' compound, separate from the SS area. Its kitchen, the registration room and the shower room known as the "Bad" served the camp's daily routine. From 1936 to 1938 the SS used it for propaganda: visitors were shown the gleaming kitchen and given a meal, while Himmler had the camp motto spelled out on the roof in white tiles.

The maintenance building now forms part of the memorial site, contributing to educational programs about the Holocaust and human rights.

The building is now part of the memorial site complex and accessible through guided tours that explain daily operations. Visiting can be combined with other structures on-site to gain a fuller understanding of how the camp functioned.

White roof tiles on the building spelled out Himmler's parole, "There is a way to freedom," with milestones such as obedience and cleanliness. Prisoners faced it for hours during roll calls on the Appellplatz directly in front.