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Ararat Lunatic Asylum
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NAME
Ararat Lunatic Asylum
OTHER NAMES
Aradale Mental Hospital
COUNTRY
Australia
ADDRESS
Ararat, Victoria, Australia

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Ararat Lunatic Asylum
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About Ararat Lunatic Asylum
Aradale Mental Hospital as the name suggests was a psychiatric hospital in Victoria, Australia. The hospital was started in 1865 and was shut down in 1998. In 2001, the place was designated for the Melbourne Polytechnic. The building was designed by G. W. Vivian and John James Clark. The place is open for tourists only on Friday and Saturday from 6 to 11:55 pm and remains closed on other days of the week. Children below the age of 8 are not allowed to visit the place. For Standard Tour ticket price for an adult is 45 Australian Dollars while the children ranging from the age of 8-15 years have to pay 40 dollars. In an extended tour the price money for an adult is 80 dollars and for a child in 75 dollars.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ararat Lunatic Asylum

  • As it was a mental hospital at a time, the place is a witness of many deaths and some people say that the souls of some of the patients are still haunting the place.
    As it was a mental hospital at a time, the place is a witness of many deaths and some people say that the souls of some of the patients are still haun
  • Some of the visitors have also witnessed some strange shadows, smells, and banging sounds at the place.
    Some of the visitors have also witnessed some strange shadows, smells, and banging sounds at the place.
  • The tour is allowed for a group of 30 people which is led by a professional who has some knowledge of the history of the place who helps the tourist to take a feel of the past and create an image of a life the patients at the place had lived.
  • The book about the stories of the place is also available online or offline.
  • They provide a tour of the kitchen, chapel, surgery theatres, infirmaries, and morgue.
    They provide a tour of the kitchen, chapel, surgery theatres, infirmaries, and morgue.

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