Rekem (B): A Cemetery for the Insane II

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Two years ago I visited this remarkable cemetery for the first time (you can read about it here). This time I also visited the castle of d’Asprémont-Lynden which functioned as the psychiatric hospital and whose patients were buried at the site (from 1921-1981).  

I also post a short documentary that provides a piercing image of life and death in the asylum – unfortunately in Dutch only.


All photos are taken by Claudia Venhorst, 20 July 2019.

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