Psychiatrická nemocnice Bohnice, Psychiatric hospital complex in Bohnice, Prague, Czech Republic
Psychiatrická nemocnice Bohnice is a 64-hectare hospital campus built from 1903 on open land, with 28 treatment pavilions set in a mature park. Its dominant buildings are the church of St. Wenceslas and the main administrative building, designed by Václav Roštlapil to resemble a Baroque chateau. The white three-part main block has a columned portico with a triangular pediment bearing a red and white coat of arms, and a gable mosaic beneath the inscription "AEDIFICATUM A.D.MCMIX".
On 12 November 1903 the Bohemian provincial committee resolved to build an asylum at Bohnice, and the first patients arrived in 1904 from the Prague institute. A separate institution was created on 28 April 1909, with 28 pavilions built between 1906 and 1912 to designs by Václav Roštlapil, planned for 1,774 beds. During World War I some pavilions served as a military hospital.
The grounds host artworks and sculptures created by both patients and professional artists throughout the premises. These pieces represent a creative culture that has become part of the therapeutic approach at the site.
The grounds are accessible to patients, visitors, and students, with different areas providing medical services and recreational spaces. It helps to remember that certain zones are reserved for treatment purposes and respectful boundaries should be observed.
The hospital's water tower, an Art Nouveau structure about 45 metres tall designed by Václav Roštlapil, held four tanks and supplied the complex until 1972, when the site was connected to the public water mains. It stands within the protected grounds.
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