Holy Spirit Hospital

It is a proud testimony to civic spirit and charity and stands for social progress in the Middle Ages: even at this time, the sick and elderly were cared for here. A testimony to the proud Hanseatic city that is well worth seeing. The Heiligen-Geist-Hospital in the middle of Lübeck's old town has hardly changed its appearance for centuries. It is one of the oldest social institutions in Europe and was still in operation until the 1960s. The vestibule is decorated with Gothic frescoes and the nave is divided into tiny chambers known as "cabins".

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