Alte Pathologie Wehnen, Memorial site in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
The Alte Pathologie Wehnen is a memorial site located on the Karl-Jaspers-Klinik grounds in a building that originally functioned as a morgue facility. The structure features a cross-shaped design and now contains exhibitions presenting medical history during this period.
The building was constructed in the 1880s as a morgue and converted into a pathology department in 1936. Between 1933 and 1947, more than 1500 patients died here due to inadequate care and poor conditions.
The space functions as a place where visitors encounter stories of real people rather than abstract historical events, making their lives tangible through personal documents and records on display. Walking through the exhibitions, you experience how individual journeys are preserved and remembered by those who come to understand what happened here.
Plan your visit for the scheduled opening days and allow sufficient time to move through the exhibition rooms at a comfortable pace. The building is accessible on foot within the clinic grounds and staff can guide you to understand the layout and displays.
The original 19th-century brick structure maintained its symmetrical cross-shaped form across more than a century, revealing the durability of its design. Visitors often notice how this architectural feature organized the building's different medical functions despite the transformations it underwent.
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