L'Espace Van Gogh

 From the 16th-20th century the building surrounding this courtyard was the hospital in Arles, and the hospital that housed Van Gogh several times after he chopped portions of his left ear off. Now it is called L'espace Van Gogh and is, as one can imagine, a major tourist attraction. Van Gogh is referenced constantly all over the city and you can follow his footsteps through his many paintings of Arles and Arlesian life. The picture to the right is a painting he did of the garden while he was in the hospital.