Our iconic, monumental building: ”the Sint Elisabeth Gesticht” has stood in the Oosterpark since 1888.
Started as a Roman Catholic nursing home that gave shelter to invalid and sick orphan girls, the beautiful building has had many uses since then.
From refuge for refugees to the obstetrics department of the nearby ”Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis”.
From a nursing home for the elderly to a ‘sleep-in’ to accommodate the masses of Damslapers that our Amsterdam municipality did not know what to do with.