Finding out the location	very easy
Access	very easy
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	high
General condition of the place	bad
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	bad
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date and time   February 9 2019 at 17 hr
Visit duration   < 1 hour

La visite fût de courte durée car étant en réhabilitation, le lieu ne présentait plus beaucoup de traces "humaines" de part la présence d'objets ou autre si ce n'est les 2/3 baignoires et brancards bien connu.
L'exploration fût tout de même un succès et les quelques photos prise sont vraiment sympa.

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Finding out the location	easy
Access	hard
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	high
General condition of the place	good
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	few

Visit date and time   October 29 2019 at 14 hr
Visit duration   1 hour

Salve Mater is a psychiatric institution that has been forgotten over time. The building is «hidden» between other buildings that are being demolished. It is worthwhile to pay a visit there, there is an awkward atmosphere ...
It is an ideal place to take photos!

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Finding out the location	easy
Access	easy
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	high
General condition of the place	good
Traces of vandalism	few
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date and time   April 12 2012 at 12 hr
Visit duration   4 hours

This large, neo-traditional ensemble was founded in the mid-1920s as a neuro-psychiatric clinic Salve Mater and consists of various pavilions scattered in the northern part of the original castle park. The pavilions are separated from each other by a linear drift pattern, as a remnant of the 19th-century construction around the Spoelberch Castle. After Karel de Spoelberch died without descendants in 1907, the castle and the park came into the possession of the University of Leuven in 1915. He gave it on lease to the Sisters of Charity to set up a "senseless asylum". The clinic became part of the UZ Leuven as a University Psychiatric Center, until all departments were spread over other hospitals in the late 1990s. The last pavilion was cleared in 2007.

Exploring this dazzling building, there were still a lot of injection needles and medications found on the floor. We were also astonished by the little church in this hospital with its colorful stained-glass window.

The complex is currently being thoroughly renovated and transformed into a site for living and working. All pavilions have already been completed and are already inhabited.


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