Sacred architecture and sacred areas in the designed space of mental health hospitals from the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries

Mental hospitals from the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries resembled independent cities and were designed to fulfil all patients’ needs, including spiritual. The idea of psychiatric care and healing also embraced the spiritual aspect of life. Churches, chapels and cemeteries were an indispensable part of many mental asylums of the time. The article explores the position of sites of worship in psychiatric hospitals and examines the place of sacred architecture and spaces in their layout and composition.