Hôtel-Dieu (Paris)

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Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
The Hôtel-Dieu de Paris on the painting Life of a Holy Bishop ( Master of Saint Gilles , around 1500)

The Hôtel-Dieu de Paris , dedicated to Saint Christopher , is the oldest hospital in Paris . It was founded in 651 by the Parisian bishop Landericus (Saint Landry) as a modest hostel in the immediate vicinity of the then cathédrale Saint-Étienne , the predecessor of today's Notre Dame Cathedral .

The Hôtel-Dieu stood on the south side of the Île de la Cité and later extended to the Rive Gauche . This made it the only building complex that stood on two banks of the Seine . The two parts were connected by a bridge, the Pont au Double .

There were three fires: 1718, 1737 and 1772.

As part of his urban planning measures, Georges-Eugène Haussmann had the old Hôtel-Dieu demolished in 1865 and replaced a few meters further with the much larger new building of today's Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu . On the Île de la Cité, it covers the entire area between the Rue de la Cité and the Rue d'Arcole , the Parvis Notre-Dame Cathedral forecourt and the Quai de la Corse, an area of ​​around three hectares. The architect of this new building was Arthur-Stanislas Diet (1827–1890).

Among the medical professionals who worked at the Hôtel-Dieu were:

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Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 17 "  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 56"  E