The Sanatorium Fürth, Schmidgasse 12

Under your feet

Descripcion foto: The Sanatorium Fürth was built in 1887 as a private institution. Over 1200 patients were treated each year. In 1895 it was expanded and ran as a sanatorium for surgery, gynecology, obstetrics and internal medicine. It became Vienna's most important private maternity clinic for the Jewish middle class. On April 2, 1938, after the annexation of Austria, the owner Lothar Fürth was forced to clean the sidewalk in front of his sanatorium as part of a rubbing party. He could not endure this humiliation and committed suicide with his wife on the following day. On May 1, 1938, the Wehrmacht claimed the property for its purposes, and the Vienna Military Replacement Inspectorate moved into the building on August 25, 1938. After the war, the palace was given to the Republic of Austria, who rented to the United States Department of State until 2007. It was given back to the Fürth family in 2009.

Website: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Schmidgasse_12-14#/media/File:18870529_Sanatorium_Fuerth.jpg

Completado?: Y

Fecha: 1887.05.29

Copyright: A. Kronstein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Comments

Under your feet was created by Free Custom Map Builder that powers thousands of custom online maps.

Want to build own custom map for your business or community? Try Mapotic's custom map maker and create customizable or branded maps in minutes. Leverage filters, custom categories, crowdsourcing and SEO. Create a free custom map.