The Russian Hospital

Jerusalem · Israel · Hospital

One employee compared the walk to his office to the walk from death row to the gallows — the building was once the city's morgue.

Those who work in the Russian Hospital by Safra Square describe the same thing: a heavy dread that takes hold the moment you step through the gate. In 2010 one employee compared the walk to his office to the walk from a condemned cell to execution. Among staff the building has a settled reputation for being haunted by the dead who passed through its basement, and many still choose stairways and corridors that detour around the old morgue sections.

The house was built in the 19th century as part of the Russian pilgrims' compound in Jerusalem and came in time to hold both a funeral parlour and a morgue. Today the municipality uses it — offices, archives and meetings in rooms where the bodies once lay.

FAQ

Hvor ligger The Russian Hospital?

The Russian Hospital ligger i Jerusalem, Israel.