Carmelite Convent (Dachau)

Germany / Bayern / Hebertshausen / Dachau
 church, monastery

The Carmelite Convent, called Karmel Heilig-Blut, was designed by Josef Wiedemann. The foundation stone was laid by Dr. Johannes Neuhäusler, a former inmate in the camp, at a ceremony on April 28, 1963. The spot where the convent was built was formerly a pond that was filled with gravel when the Nazis rebuilt the camp in 1937. Construction started in August 1963 and the finished convent was dedicated on November 22, 1964.
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Coordinates:   48°16'23"N   11°28'3"E
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