381 Comments for Sanatorio Lohner

There is something about fog laying through mountain tops that's just magical

Motts, you're probably the first person this goat has seen in a long while!

Does she at least give you some milk?

"Who the hell are you?"

This is incredibly beautiful. Magic.

In some cases, there is a difference between vandalism and graffiti. Some people put a lot of time and thought into their pieces, and others just take a can of spray paint and write their name. Like they own the place. Either way, it takes away from the aesthetic decay of these beautiful, ancient buildings.

The shadow of the sink actually looks like a swan! The faucet is the neck.

I hope the goat can keep a secret

Why are there bails of hay in an abandoned sanitarium? Storage?

Love it!!!!

Another vote for wallpaper for this one!

Oh! It's been FAR too long, and I'm instantly drawn back in! This looks a Banksy piece to me. Thank you for being brilliant and sharing it with us...

Thanks Steve, you are definitely more knowledgeable on these topics!

Why does anyone need a peep-hole to look into a morge???

Well... Motts, I beg to differ. Please notice that the riser/down pipe in the middle of the group of valves has a pipe plug on the top and there is no ID tag.
Directly above is a "device", it appears to be an old Spirax-Sarco steam pressure reducing valve. If you rotate the pipe on the top of the "device"from the 7 O'Clock position as it is in your photo, to the 3 O'Clock position the out-put port would line up with the middle down-port. I wish the picture was a little bit larger as I am sure the main steam feed would have been observed. After all that....MOTTS you are great, keep them coming!!!
I surmise that what we are looking at is a steam pressure reducing and distribution system. As facilities reduced in size, many just abandoned systems to un-needed facilities, as evidence by the pipe plug.