The Beelitz-Heilstätten workers' hospital, built between 1898 and 1930 by the Berlin State Insurance Company, is one of the largest hospital complexes in the Berlin region. It is a monumental ensemble of 60 buildings covering a total area of around 200 hectares.
The pulmonary sanatoria were built in two areas northwest of the railway line, and the sanatoria for the treatment of non-infectious diseases in the two areas southeast of the railway line. The areas were separated on the basis of gender: southwest of the highway the sanatoria and sanatoria for women, northeast of it the sanatoria and sanatoria for men. There were also business buildings in which mainly women worked, southwest of the highway and those in which mainly men worked, northeast of it.
The first construction phase took place from 1898 to 1902 under the architects Heino Schmieden and Julius Boethke (1864-1917). In the second building phase from 1908 to 1910 the number of beds was increased from 600 to 1200. The architect was Fritz Schulz, who was also responsible for the third building phase from 1926 to 1930.
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