The area of the Charité hospital tells some fascinating stories of life and death. It all began in the 18th century with a pestilence house and developed to become what it is now: one of the major university hospitals in Europe and the buildings themselves, relicts of important moments of medical history. The Charité Tour will take the participants to the most significant places of the hospital. The walking tour begins at the famous Charité tower (see picture above), goes on via the pathology where Rudolf Virchow did his research, to the former pox house and, with visits to other institutes, finally to a less known district, where the anatomy of the university can be found. You will get to hear stories of the geniuses of Berlin medicine, as well as the dark times of the institution, when doctors cooperated with the Nazi regime.