Val-de-Grâce
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The Val-de-Grâce (Hôpital d'instruction des armées du Val-de-Grâce or HIA Val-de-Grâce) was a military hospital located at 74 boulevard de Port-Royal in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was closed as a hospital in 2016.
History
The
The church of the Val-de-Grâce, designed by François Mansart and Jacques Lemercier, is considered by some as Paris's best example of baroque architecture (curving lines, elaborate ornamentation, and harmony of different elements). Construction began in 1645, and was completed in 1667.[2]
The Benedictine nuns provided medical care for injured revolutionaries during the
Currently, the original buildings only serve for offices and teaching facilities (École d'application du Service de santé des armées); the actual medical facilities are inside a large modern building to the east on the same grounds.[1]
The present-day hospital was built in the 1970s and completed in 1979. It has a capacity of 350 beds, in various specialties. The hospital is accessible to military personnel in need of medical aid as well as to any person with health coverage under the French
The statue standing in the courtyard is that of Dominique Jean Larrey (as sculpted by David d'Angers in 1843), who was Napoleon's personal surgeon and innovator of the concept of battlefield triage.[4]
The old abbey alongside the church is now a museum of French army medicine. Tours of the museum and church are available for a small fee (being a military facility, the grounds are under military guard and tourists are escorted). Cameras are not permitted except for inside the church itself.[5]
The last emperor of Vietnam, Bảo Đại, died at Val-de-Grâce hospital on 30 July 1997, aged 83.
People buried at Val-de-Grâce
Val-de-Grâce was later the traditional burial place for members of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon:
- Mademoiselle de Valois (1693–94), daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
- Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703–52)
- duchesse d'Orléans(1704–26)
- Louise Marie, Mademoiselle (1726–28), daughter of the above who died in childbirth giving birth to Louise Marie
- Louis Philippe (1725–85), son of Louis
- Louise Henriette de Bourbon(1726–59), wife of the above
- Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677–1749), only her heart was buried here
Impact on the arts
During
Gallery
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Modern hospital
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Statue of Dominique Jean Larrey, sculpted by David d'Angers in 1843
See also
- French Defence Health service
- List of hospitals in France
References
- ^ a b "Paris Kiosque – Miracles Never Cease: The Val-de-Grace – April 2001". 2006-09-24. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "L'église du Val-de-Grâce". www.desarbre.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "Bienvenue sur Adobe GoLive 4". www.desarbre.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ Moonik (2012-09-16), English: Statue of Dominique Larray in the churchyard of the church of Val-de-Grâce in the 5th arrondissement of Paris in France., retrieved 2018-07-14
- ^ "Musée du Service de Santé des Armées". www.ecole-valdegrace.sante.defense.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-07-14.