15 most beautiful of prisons and mental hospital of the world

Probably a little weird next to the word "prison" to see the epithets "beautiful" and "luxurious", but there is on earth a few places of detention that can be considered masterpieces of architectural thought. These prisons also possible to classify some hospitals for the mentally ill. Many of these objects are the main places of action in different urban legends folklore and stories of life and others have long been places of attraction for tourists.

Bastøy Prison (Norway)

Bastøy is a prison non-strict mode on one of the Norwegian Islands. The island is full of green trees, and the surrounding water makes this place look like a resort. Hard to call it a prison. Basta is also known a lax regime of detention, which is more like free settlement.

Alcatraz (San Francisco, CA, USA)

Alcatraz — another island prison almost two miles from the shores of San Francisco. This is one of the most famous prisons in history. This place can be called beautiful, because it is on the island and has a characteristic architecture, however, Alcatraz was a maximum security prison, and it is unlikely the prisoners were serving his sentence here in comfort, in Norway. Now this is a very popular tourist attraction.

Villa Sbertoli (Italy)

This Italian Villa is a prison and the asylum, which, however, does not negate the fact that its inhabitants kept there, often against their own will. This majestic building psychiatric institutions built in the nineteenth century, is located in Pistoia. For some time it was used as a prison, but in the end, here still returned to the hospital. Unfortunately, now the building is in decline, but there still remained traces of former beauty.

Mental hospital in Athens (Ohio, USA)

Although the Agency is no longer working, the building of hospital is a unique example of architecture and interior design. Despite the beautiful appearance, where there were not beautiful things and conducted horrific experiments on the patients. The most famous the hospital purchased thanks to the introduction of the practice of lobotomy. Now here is the Museum of art Kennedy.

Penny Vologda (Russia)

This prison is on an island Fire on Novasure, and some call it Alcatraz among prisons, so the conditions in it are terrible. The old buildings surrounding the prison water makes this place mysteriously beautiful. This maximum security prison, and prisoners who visited her, or came out completely broken or did not come out, because they were killed there.

State prison San Quentin (California, USA)

This is a very impressive facility — men's prison North of San Francisco. Shape, color and location on the water makes it beautiful from the architecture point of view. The prison, founded in 1852, is the oldest in California.

Federal correctional colony of Butner (North Carolina, USA)

This colony consists of a complex of buildings in which established modes of various degrees of detention. The structure of the building is very modern compared to other prisons.

Prison Cincin (China)

This is one of the most beautiful prisons in China. But don't let the green trees and beautiful architecture to mislead you: this is the prison of the strict regime of the possible. It was built in 1958 for the war criminals of the revolution in the best tradition of Chinese architecture. The surroundings may seem serene, but here sit the most notorious criminals of the state.

Federal prison Yankton (South Dakota, USA)

This prison opened in 1988, and once there was a College campus in Yankton. Then the student dormitories have become men's colony, non-strict mode. You should pay attention on the unusual prisons architecture of the building. According to legend, this is one of the most comfortable prisons.

Federal correctional institution Sandston (Minnesota, USA)

This colony is also intended for perpetrators are male. There is a lax regime of detention, the institution belongs to the Federal Bureau of prisons. Here are not only beautiful and austere building, but the statue of an eagle. The campus is very manicured lawns, statues are kept clean and tidy.

The justice center Leoben (Austria)

Looking at this building, it's hard to believe that it is a prison. Nevertheless, there is not only a prison, but the court. This place is known as one of the most comfortable prison in the world. The exterior and interior resemble a four - or five-star hotel. Every prisoner is sitting in a separate chamber. I guess the criminals here do have the chance to go on the path of correction, not to go crazy from grief and abuse.

Abbey Garsten (Austria)

This is another Austrian prison, and it is located in a former Abbey. It's beautiful not only outside but also inside. It used to be a convent of the order of St. Benedict, and the interior is like Church. According to some, the Abbey is known as one of the most beautiful examples of architecture of the heyday of the Baroque in Austria.

State hospital Danvers (Massachusetts, USA)

Now this hospital is not working as a psychiatric hospital, but in her time she was one of the most beautiful architectural structures in the Gothic style. It was built in the 1870-ies. Now it is a residential complex, but, according to rumors, there is supposed to be haunted.

The Federal colony of the Montgomery (Alabama, USA)

Exterior finish of this building has seen better days, but still it's a very nice prison with a lax regime and green spaces. Around the campus — very well maintained lawn, flowers and small trees, which successfully highlight the architecture of the building. It contains about 900 prisoners.

Chillon castle (Switzerland)

Now in this wonderful castle already contain the prisoners, but in the XVI century, during the religious wars, there was a prison. Now a popular tourist attraction with its medieval walls and other pieces of architectural heritage. From the castle offers amazing views of lake Geneva and the mountains.