Konradsberg, Former mental hospital in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden.
Konradsberg is a former psychiatric hospital on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, built with an H-shaped floor plan and a central clock tower. A circular corridor connects the wings of the building, and a roof lantern topped with a cross sits above the tower.
Construction started in 1855 under architect Albert Tornqvist and the building opened in 1871 as Stockholm's main psychiatric hospital. It was built at a time when the growing city needed more space to treat people with mental illness.
The name Konradsberg comes from Konrad Heijsman, a landowner who owned the land in the 18th century. Today the building serves as a place of learning, and visitors can walk through the grounds and see students moving between its old wings.
The site sits on Kungsholmen and is easy to reach on foot from the center of Stockholm. Old trees surround the grounds and help you get your bearings as you walk around the building's exterior, which can be seen from the outside at any time.
The building was placed close to water on purpose, because doctors at the time believed that being near water helped patients recover. This idea shaped the design of many psychiatric hospitals across Europe during the 19th century.
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