Exploring Berlin’s Creepiest Abandoned Hospital 🇩🇪 | Kinderkrankenhaus Weißensee
Step inside one of the most dangerous, scary, and beautiful abandoned buildings in Berlin 🇩🇪 – the former Kinderkrankenhaus Weißensee (Children’s Hospital).
This slow walk explores the eerie labyrinth of empty rooms, crumbling ceilings and floors, graffiti-covered walls, and distant mysterious sounds. First explored 10 years ago, this abandoned hospital has survived arson attempts and the passage of time, remaining a hauntingly beautiful relic of Berlin’s history.
Whether you love urban exploration, abandoned buildings, or scary adventures, this video captures the thrill and beauty of one of Germany’s most iconic abandoned sites.
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🎬 Filmed and Edited by Tony Bestmann
📀 An 'Off the Rails' Production
Here is the link to my video from the Abandoned Children's Hospital (Filmed October 2013)
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History of the Children’s Hospital – Berlin Weißensee
The former Children’s Hospital is located at Hansastraße 178–180. It was the first municipal-run infant and children’s hospital in Prussia, designed and planned by city building officer Carl James Bühring. The hospital was inaugurated on 8 July 1911, accompanied by a ceremonial opening.
For therapeutic purposes, the hospital was integrated into a landscaped park and included a lecture hall for medical students. A unique feature at the time was the milk spa, which had a model cowshed and a food preparation facility to provide fresh milk directly to newborns and mothers, with surplus milk sold to the public.
Originally, there was little traffic in the area. The hospital’s address changed over time—from Straße 33, No. 4, to Giersstraße 4 in 1912. By 1914, maps showed the hospital along with the Milchkuranstalt and the Volkspark, near the Israelite cemetery and Falkenberger Straße.
The hospital stood on a 28,000 m² property and survived through decades. In 1987, a new ward building was added. However, in 1996, the Senate decided to close the traditional institution. From 1 January 1997, the former infant hospital, including all farm buildings, was left unused and began to decay.
In 2005, the property was sold to a Russian investor, who initially planned a cancer research and therapy center with €10 million earmarked for preservation. By 2013, the main building had suffered eleven fires, suspected as arson. Despite amendments, the consortium made no significant progress in developing the site.
The buildings continued to deteriorate, suffering from vandalism, graffiti, and theft. In 2012, the Liegenschaftsfonds applied to rescind the purchase contract. By January 2015, the Berlin Regional Court ruled the Russian investor must return the property, although land charges of over €5 million remained.
The site is considered valuable, and the district of Pankow envisions apartments and mixed-use developments. However, as of August 2019, no restoration or new use for the listed buildings has taken place, and the property remains in a state of decay.
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