The vanished lazaret

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Where the library now stands, the 'lazaret' was built in 1913. The name is a bit strange but probably has to do with the fact that the building was used as an extra hospital for the Belgian and German troops during the First World War. In reality, this building was intended to isolate the contagious sick. In fact, we see that several hospitals built such a building during that period. It was a little isolated from the bourgeois hospital but was connected to it by a corridor.

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Source: Jan Rymenams

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