Hôpital Saint-Louis

The Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris (old entrance from 2 Place du Docteur Alfred Fournier) was initially, at the beginning of 16th century, just a branch of the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris during plague epidemics, when the number of beds in the main Paris' hospital proved to be totally inadequate. In 1772, after the devastating fire of the Hôtel-Dieu, Saint-Louis became a permanent hospital increasingly dedicated to dermatology and venereal diseases, especially through the work of Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert1, who worked in the hospital since 1801 and founded one of the first school of dermatology in the world.

The ancient part of the hospital is characterized by a large quadrilateral building enclosing a beautiful garden. It is now classified as a historical and protected building and is mainly dedicated to administrative functions. Since 1981 a new hospital has been built just behind the old one.

The historical entrance

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The Quadrilatère (quadrilateral building) with the garden

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The Bains or building for hydrotherapy

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Other buildings

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The Chapel

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Explanatory panels about the history and the architecture of the Hospital

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The new hospital

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  • Photos by Luca Borghi ti.supmacinu|ihgrob.l#| (July 2014)

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Bibliography

- P.Faure, "L'histoire de l'hôpital Saint-Louis à travers l'histoire de ses bâtiments", in Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, 87e année, N. 324, 1999, pp. 443-448
- H.Gougerot-L.Brodier, L'Hôpital Saint-Louis et la Clinique d'Alfred Fournier, Peyronnet & C., Paris 1932, pp. 142
- R.Saboraud, Les vieux hôpitaux français: l'Hôpital Saint-Louis, Laboratoires Ciba, Lyon 1937, pp. 44


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