February 3, 2008, 4:14 pm
Filed under: Hospitals, institutes, asylums, schools | Tags: abandoned, belgique, belgium, decay, orphanage, urban exploration, urbex, weeshuis
Filed under: Hospitals, institutes, asylums, schools | Tags: abandoned, belgique, belgium, decay, orphanage, urban exploration, urbex, weeshuis
Abandoned orphanage in the East of Belgium. The place was built during WW1 as a home for German military officers. Later on the buildings were sold and used as an orphanage, until the place got abandoned in 2004 and the orphans were moved to other facilities.
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This are awesome photographs. One almost wants to phone them up and ask them if you can move in. What a waste. Wonder whether the number of orphans in Belgium have decreased that they don’t need facilities like this anymore.
Comment by melanie grant February 4, 2008 @ 6:09 amThanks Melanie. They actually moved the orphans to new, modern facilities. This old orphanage didn’t reach the standards & norms in safety and hygiene anymore.
Comment by telefunker February 8, 2008 @ 9:03 pmLove the 1st pic!
Comment by An February 24, 2008 @ 6:34 pmi would like to know some more information about this orphanage. what was it called? thanks.
Comment by amber cox March 7, 2008 @ 10:33 pmAmber, I have updated the blogpost with some more info. The place was called ‘De Stap’ or ‘Duinen-Heide’.
Comment by telefunker March 9, 2008 @ 9:07 pm