1443 - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune - Côte-d'Or, FRA
N 47° 01.341 E 004° 50.213
31T E 639590 N 5209285
The Hospices de Beaune or Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is a former charitable almshouse in Beaune, France. It was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor.
Waymark Code: WMZ7C8
Location: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Date Posted: 09/23/2018
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The original hospital building, the Hôtel-Dieu, one of the finest examples of French fifteenth-century architecture, is now a museum. Services for patients are now provided in modern hospital buildings.
An important charity wine auction is held in November each year (formerly in the great hall of the Hôtel-Dieu).
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