Oslo Hospital
The Oslo Hospital , Ekebergveien 1, located in the center of Oslo and is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Norway . The clinic consists of a large complex of listed buildings of older and newer designs, including Norway's oldest hospital building, Gråsteinsbygningen , and Gamlebyen kirke , the parish church for the old town and the nearby district of Ekebergskrenten, which was formerly known as " Oslo hospitals kirke " - the " Oslo Hospital Church " was known. The hospital grounds cover 10.3 hectares and are bordered by "Ekebergveien" in the north, "Konows gate" in the south, "Oslo gate" in the west and "Klosterhagen" in the east.
history
The current buildings are partly built on the ruins of an old Franciscan monastery , which was built around 1290 at the invitation of Duke Håkon, who later became King Håkon V Magnusson , and which belonged to the Dacia order . The monastery complex was one of the first stone buildings in Oslo, south of Alna, directly on the main artery of medieval Oslo, the Geitabru, a bridge mentioned several times in the Nordic sagas, which connected the western and eastern parts of the city. The Franciscans already used the monastery to care for lepers . After the Reformation , as a result of which the Franciscans had to leave their monastery , the buildings were under the administration of the Danish Crown. Since 1538 it has been used to care for the elderly and the sick. After the fire of 1567, a new building was erected on the same site, which was completed in 1581.
In 1737, a new stone building was constructed from numerous different types of stone. The building materials used, limestone , slate and gneiss, represent the geological composition of the region around Oslo. From 1736 the hospital served as a psychiatric clinic. Since 1777 the official name was Dollhus for afsindige - "madhouse for the mentally ill". The building was finally demolished in 1938 and replaced by the main hospital building designed by architect William K. Essendrop , which is still in place today . In 1997 the hospital was taken over by the " Oslo Hospital Psykiatrisk Sykehus AS ". The hospital currently offers space for 46 patients and 90 employees.
literature
- Paul Abrahamsen et al. (Ed.): Fra dollhus til modern psykiatri. Oslo Hospital 1538-1988. Selskapet for Oslo bys vel. Society for Oslo bys good. Oslo 1988.
Individual evidence
- ^ Christiania-pictures, Jorunn Sanstøl, 2004
- ↑ Høringsuttalelse til reguleringsforslag for byutvikling i Bjørvika - Bispevika - Lohavn, Avgitt av alliansen ÆRBØDIG BRUK with Leif Gjerland som initiativtaker and coordinator, 6 November 2002
Web links
- Website of the University of Oslo with pictures and descriptions.
- Kulturskatt i Gamlebyen, Aftenposten February 12, 2008
Coordinates: 59 ° 54 ′ 11.5 ″ N , 10 ° 46 ′ 3.6 ″ E