Abandoned Hospital - The surprise hospital
We received photos from a traveler and compiled them into a historical summary.
What a bizarre surprise this was. While scouting for new urbex locations, my hand wandered to a door handle—not believing for a second it would actually turn. How strange! The door opened, completely unexpectedly. As I stepped into the vestibule, spiderwebs brushed across my face, yet behind them, everything looked almost new. Lights bathed the reception hall, and the heating was running at full blast... in the middle of a heatwave. I was so stunned that I turned around and headed home: Wait, a place like this must be crawling with alarms.
Afterward, on a few specialized forums, I asked about this site that kept me awake at night. By sheer luck (though there are no coincidences), a hospital employee replied: the premises are slated for total demolition. Relocations are happening at a frantic pace, which explains why the door was left unlocked—a lapse that was, undoubtedly, more than temporary. Therefore, with a sense of extreme urgency, the two of us decided to visit the site immediately.
That is how, shortly after, I returned. We tried the door, and it worked: Good grief, what luck! However, it wasn't all smooth sailing. The midwives' building, for instance, had been locked since my visit ten days prior. Regardless, it was a joy to explore these unexpected rooms. Furthermore, a friendship was born that night; what a pleasure to have been welcomed, and what a memory that bridge over the river remains. I can only feel gratitude.
A Memory Under High Tension
These are essentially administrative buildings attached to a vast hospital complex. It remains surreal that every switch still turns on a light. This makes taking photos very quick—which is advisable, given that we weren't exactly "chilling out" listening to a podcast! On the other hand, the premises had been cleared out with meticulous care. All that's missing is a quick sweep of the floor. Consequently, the vast majority of the rooms are entirely empty. Nevertheless, we carried out this "memory work" because we know the excavators have already been summoned for the demolition.
These buildings are linked by underground technical galleries that house the utilities: water, electricity, heating, and gas. Through these, we managed to visit other areas that were completely sealed from the outside. We are fully aware that this photographic record isn't of exceptional quality. However, it is remarkably interesting to be able to preserve a trace of a place when its total destruction is imminent. I invite you, then, to this surprise visit—it was a great stroke of luck to pull it off in such a short window of time.
