Hospital and Church of the Holy Ghost 

"Heiliggeist-Spital" with "Spital Church"

The hospital buildings on either side of the Bridge Gate were built before 1338 by the ducal guardian, Zacharias von Höhenrain. It was rebuilt as the Hospital of the Holy Ghost in 1341, two years after a fire devastated large areas of the town, and was renewed once again following further fire damage in 1380. The foundation´s purpose was fulfilled by 1970: besides its function as a hospital, the foundation provided shelter and funds for the destitute and for old people without care. The rooms on the right hand side of the gate remained empty for 40 years. Following renovation, the foundation´s purpose was continued in the form of specially adapted old peoples homes. The left hand side of the building complex has housed the Imaginäre Museum since 1978. The church, built as part of this complex, now houses one of the town´s most valuable works of art: a wooden altar carving by an unknown craftsman, from around 1500, depicting the Whitsuntide miracles.

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