The story of the Devil's Clinic is both captivating and unsettling. Once a luxury hotel frequented by Europe's most influential men and women, this sinisterly named place is now in ruins. Its construction dates back to the late 19th century, near the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire.
Caught between the two warring powers during the First World War, the magnificent building, the target of relentless bombing, fell into ruin. It rose from the ashes in 1926, no longer as a luxury hotel, but as a refuge for tuberculosis patients. At that time, fresh air and sunshine were considered essential remedies against tuberculosis.
Despite the devastation of World War II, the clinic continued to treat patients for decades. In the early 2010s, it was converted into a medical center before finally being abandoned. Since then, the building has slowly succumbed to the ravages of time, as well as looting and destruction perpetrated by its clandestine visitors.
