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Friedrichs-Waisenhaus Rummelsburg

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Friedrichs-Waisenhaus Rummelsburg was an orphanage and infirmary in Berlin established by Frederick William I of Prussia in 1702. He donated funds for the maintenance of 300 military orphans in 1719. In 1721 400 and 1728 around 500 children were cared for in the hospital.[1]

A new orphanage was built in Rummelsburg and opened in 1859. A workhouse was built next to it after the Prussian law on compulsory education came into force in 1878.

The building was destroyed in 1943 by air raids.

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References

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  1. ^ Richie, Alexandra (1998). Faust's Metropolis. New York: Carroll & Graf. p. 65. ISBN 0-7867-0510-8.