Fab vaulted ceilings!

Hallucinator, I'm a little disoriented from that clip!

Yeah, something like that. :-)

Hiya, Luv!

Alien mold spores on the walls and ceilings.

Would you like a small glass of Chianti, my dear . . . ?

Wow! I am remembering a number of old movies from the 40s and 50s that showed wards in European hospitals with entrances like this.

Such texture and lighting - I love it!

As always, love those hallway shots.

This picture has a claustrophobic feel to it. Makes me want to search for additional breathing space. Very inspirational shot.

Whoa! An absolutely fantastic shot! Reminiscent of both science fiction and horror movies with a little Jean Cocteau on the side.

Outstanding! This one ranks right up there with the best. Something about the angles, color, and lighting. Fabulous!

Nice gallery, and great closing shot.

Fred, the name of this facility isn't really the Erich Wagner Kindersanatorium, as noted by Motts at the beginning of the gallery ("Note: the name "Erich Wagner Kindersanatorium" is a pseudonym; the real name of this location is currently undisclosed)."

What an incredible mixture of design styles were used throughout this building. Makes you wonder if there were several people planning each section independently or something, rather than any particular over-arching style or unifying theme.

Lovely box mangle! Must be worth a pretty penny, as I don't believe there are many around these days (and in such good condition!). I do give Tony and Peaches 5 extra credit points each for their delightful answers, however. ;-)

That is really an interesting bit of designing to angle the stairs to start out one way and within such a short space change 90 degrees. I am assuming the hallway it leads to was not very wide, and to have the steps go directly up may have caused a traffic jam of some sort. But yes, it seems it would make it rather difficult to get a piece of furniture up or down those steps.

Very, very nice. I like the colors and the way you framed the shot. I like the details of the older ivy along the window frame. I agree that this would be a very nice wallpaper.

Wicked shot - I really like it! And the black-and-white treatment really makes the shot.

Puts me in mind of an abandoned antebellum mansion in Georgia or Louisiana.

This is an intriguing shot, both because of the wonderful treatment you gave it plus the subject matter itself. It makes me think about the details and imagination needed to design and build something so massive and so utilitarian that was intended to house so many people.

Don't want to get a hand caught in that machinery . . . . . . .

Hi Zac,

Certain medications have to be divided up and given across the day to attain and maintain specific blood levels, such as anticonvulsants and Ritalin, to do their job effectively. Other medications may be effective when they reach a particular dose, but if you give the total dose all at once it knocks the person out, so you divide it up and give it throughout the day to keep the person on an even keel. Another example is people with diabetes who usually have their insulin spaced out across the day to keep their blood sugar within specific limits. It is not unusual for a number of non-psychiatric medications to be given multiple times per day, such as antibiotics, post-transplant medications, hypertensives, pain medication, antihistamines, bronchodilators, etc.

Additionally, there are many medications that need to be given at a different time than certain other medications or they change the effectiveness of one or both medications. Therefore you might need to take one drug in the morning and another drug in the evening. Same is true of food and/or herbal products. If you drink grapefruit juice, for example, you can't take a number of medications right afterwards because it will affect the amount of medication that your body can utilize.

It's not the number of times something is given - it's how much is needed to get to a particular therapeutic level, and whether a specific blood level needs to be maintained while the person is awake. Every year new studies are run and new medications are discovered and introduced, so until you know the specifics it's hard to be too critical. There are many "normal" people who take medications 4 times a day.

Great perspective and lighting!

This is very appealing - the colors and lighting are very soothing.

Oh yeah - great!

Creepy is a good word, especially with that paint that looks like skin over the door.