This abandoned urology clinic with apartments, called Anna L...
...is certainly no urbex insider tip any more.
Actually this place is one of the most famous abandoned buildings in Germany by now.
Probably there isn't a day that goes by without an adventurer exploring this exceptional site.
However, Anna L. isn’t trampled to death yet.
The medical practice with waiting room...
...laboratory, library and many personal remains are making this mansion so fascinating for urban explorers.
...like us.
Here's another entrance.
But this one doesn't look that good.
The ceiling doesn't look that good too.
Meanwhile it’s the third day of our huge urbex road trip and Anna L. will be the last stop in Germany for now.
This mysterious doctor's villa has a special attraction to urbex enthusiasts and photographers due to the history of the building.
Well, let’s say “histories“.
Several tales of this gorgeous mansion are going around.
Probably some of them even mixed up.
In forums this place is also known as “Horror Mansion” or “House of Dr. Pain”.
But the most common cover name is still “Anna L.”
And there even was an Anna who worked and lived here.
...at first as the doctor's receptionist, ...
...and later as his wife.
Wow! - Would be great to have such a big library in your own home.
When you have a library like this you have made it.
This mansion is beautiful.
Just take a look at this huge windows.
There is even a treasure chest.
...full of books.
What's over here?
Take a look what's over there.
Around the 1930s she met her husband-to-be.
At this time the urologist was looking for a housekeeper and receptionist for his clinic.
The young woman moved into the multi-storeyed building immediately.
It’s said that they were married already three months later.
The wedded couple got a son who helped out in the clinic and became a doctor himself some years later.
There is also talk of a daughter. But she allegedly committed suicide.
If you wanted to go to the doctor's rooms you had to come through here.
I see. From this hallway you can't look into the apartment.
It would be weird if the patients had to come though the doctor's flat.
I thought there is a special entrance for the patients.
How many floors are there?
...two more to go.
During World War Two the building was forcibly evacuated by allied troops.
Eight months later the family could come back to their home.
In 1988, there was tragic misfortune:
The husband and doctor died in a car accident.
Then subsequently the widow rented out the premises to other doctors but she kept the room of her husband for herself.
Around the year 2006 the lady of the house moved to a care home.
When she died she was over a hundred years old.
…nice story, but there are some plot holes.
For example, the rented clinic rooms: It’s a mystery why they were abandoned so hastily.
When you look at older pictures of this place...
...you can see how dramatically it has changed.
It's hard to see it like this.
And look over there. Here's even a wall safe.
I bet it's empty.
Of course it's empty...
Well, at least there's a cigarette stub in here.
Meh.
Looks tempting but...
...we would be very noticeable on this roof.
It's an old vacuum cleaner.
You just found a vacuum cleaner?
But I don't know the brand. - Show me.
How's that a vacuum cleaner?
Well, here are the fan blades...
Vacuum cleaners looked like that back then.
The condition of this building seems very ramshackle and at some places the mould growth is excessive.
Many personal things can still be found here but trophy hunters have helped themselves already plenty of times.
Vandalism has left behind its traces too.
But this seems to be the curse of abandoned sites which got such a special status in the urbex community.
