Poveglia is an uninhabited 17-acre Italian island where plague victims were left to die and mental health patients were tortured. And now it is up for auction.
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The hospital tower on the abandoned island can be seen from passing boats
A bed remains in one of the dormitories in the psychiatric ward of the abandoned Hospital of Poveglia
The "Stazione Sanitaria di Poveglia" (Hospital of Poveglia) with the San Vitale belfry is abandoned
A piece of machinery is rusting in the laundry area of the abandoned hospital.
A "Psychiatric Ward" sign is posted at one of the entrances of the abandoned Hospital of Poveglia
Pieces of machinery are rusting in the laundry area of the abandoned hospital
A window is derelict inside the chapel of the now abandoned hospital
A chapel, which used to house a Tiepolo painting, is falling apart
A cracked floor remains at the back entrance of the Psychiatric ward
Beds and furniture remain in one of the dormitories in the psychiatric ward
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