🏠 Orphanages of the World

These are notable orphanages — the charitable institutions, many architecturally grand, that raised parentless children, from the Foundling Hospital of London and the foundling palaces of Italy to the great industrial-era homes of the Midwest, their records now central to the history of child welfare. Each profile shows where the orphanage stood, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

73 orphanages from 23 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any orphanage for its full profile.

Americas (40) Asia (9) Europe (24)

Americas (40 orphanages)

Asia (9 orphanages)

Europe (24 orphanages)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.