Silesian Hospital and Psychiatric Hospital

The complex of pavillions of the Psychiatric Hosptial built in 1889 in the Renaissance style is a remarkable sight. When it was first opened, the hospital had the capacity of 200 patients. It steadily grew to accommodate 1,100 patients before World War I. The adjacent Silesian Hospital was built ten years after the Psychiatric Hospital according to an Art Noveau project caled Light designed by the architect F. Ruppel, the construction was overseen by the architect Adolf Müller from Opava. In 1990 seven of the pavillions including the directorate building were declared national heritage.

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Nursing Care Museum: http://nemocnice.opava.cz/muzeum-osetrovatelstvi

Pathology Museum: http://nemocnice.opava.cz/muzeum-patologie