Hospital del Salvador
| Hospital del Salvador | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Santiago, Providencia, Chile |
| Coordinates | 33°26′14″S 70°37′30″W / 33.4371°S 70.6249°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | December 7, 1871 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Chile |
The Hospital del Salvador is a hospital in central Santiago, Chile. The hospital is located in the commune of Providencia.
History
The hospital was founded on December 7, 1871, during the presidency of
Mercedarian convent on January 1, 1872. Construction was delayed by economic problems and by the War of the Pacific (1879–84).[1][2] In 1888 a new hospital was designed by the architect Carlos Barroilhet, it was approved four years later.[1][2]
Part of the hospital facade was destroyed by the
References
- ^ a b c d "Historia". Hospital del Salvador. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Hospital Salvador". Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
