Statue of Joseph II in the Altes AKH

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Altes AKH Campus of the University of Vienna

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Vienna

Emperor Joseph II had the former General Poorhouse converted into a General Hospital based on the model of the Hôtel Dieu Hospital in Paris. Today, it is a university campus with auditoriums, institutes and eateries.

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