Hotel Dieu Lyon, 1833, Beaux Arts, Lyon France,
Hotel
Dieu Lyon
History:
16th and 17th Century
The earliest hospital known that was built on
the right bank of the saone in the Saint-Paul district was in 542. Although
this was not the Hotel Lyon, but the first that would bring rise to it, with
the idea of welcoming pilgrims, the poor, and weary travelers. In fact the
documents having the exact date of the construction of the hospital were lost
in 1833. The hotel was built by the Pontifical Brothers, but the maintenance of
the building itself was too costly so the ownership of the building was passed
down to monks of Chassagne in 1314. But again, the financial burden to maintain
the building was too much and was passed down to the aldermen Lyon in 1478 who
had taken care of the building since 1334.
18th Century
During this time the hospital saw great
expansion and popularity. They installed a system of rails for which to bring
resources to the hospital. Although it was a time of prosperity, the hospital
did face many financial problems and fires that had nearly relocated the
building to an entirely new location in 1772. During the French revolution in
1789, because of the suppression of many religious orders and medical
organizations it became the general place for the sick. In 1791, the directory
of the Rhode-Loire Department took over the building, the results been
disastrous. The hospital was bombarded during the siege of Leon, and many
surgeons and doctors where guillotined or shot.
19th and 20th century
IN 1802 the minister of the interior
Jean-Antoine Chaptal establishes a “General Council of Hospices” and appoints
the administrators, this goes continues until 1920. The hospital through that
time frame receives many patients, and it is enlarged. The hospital becomes an
active center of surgery. During the 1910’s, a new addition to the building is
constructed to accommodate its growing impact. During the first world war, it
becomes a military hospital.
21st Century
At the start of the 21st century the
hospital I considered a business. Remaining the second largest university in
France and been the largest land owners, the investments needed to keep the
building open are too costly, and as a result in the early 2010’s they closed
down the facility. Now The hospice civil de lyon have planned to grant a
94-year term at the intercontinental associated with the Eiffage group for
rehabilitation.
Architecture
Style:
The Grand Hotel Dieu has been destroyed, and
rebuilt sometimes with new additions, making it have architecture styles from
more than one-time period. Although it still has a prominent style that is
obvious, which is renaissance revival and Beaux arts architecture.
The Cloister:
The Hotel has indoor open spaces, because the
building seems to revolve around a pattern it creates interior courtyards where
you can enjoy some fresh air without stepping outside the outside world. In
these pockets the you are can notice that the type of architecture style
deviates from that of the outside façade, because of cloisters the space takes
on a more older feeling. 
The façade:
The façade spans a length of about 375 meters.
Its style of classical architecture. The building comprises two floors,
decorated in the outside with motifs, garlands, Greek derations (as in the
patterns present in the façade which brings the building to life), and lion
muffles.
Grand Dome:
The grand dome is in the center of the imposing
façade, it has in the center a marble altar of different colors. At the top it
has three angels supporting the glob surmounted by a cross. From the plan you
can see that there isn’t a main space of circulation but pockets of them around
the complex with main halls traveling through them and then splitting into
secondary paths of circulation.
Cited Works
Bardati, Flaminia. "La 'Salle Du Légat' De
L'Hôtel-Dieu De Paris: Une Architecture Oubliée De La Renaissance
Française." Livraisons D'Histoire De L'Architecture, no. 11, 2006, pp.
119-148. EBSCOhost,
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Belle, Véronique. “La Notion De Patrimoine à
Travers Trois Liasses Du Fonds Des Hospic...” In Situ. Revue Des Patrimoines,
Ministère De La Culture Et De La Communication, Direction Générale Des
Patrimoines, 31 Jan. 2017, journals.openedition.org/insitu/14119.
Desvignes, Pierre Edmond, et al. “Voici Son
Histoire.” L'Hôtel-Dieu - LYON UNESCO,
www.patrimoine-lyon.org/la-presqu-ile/centre-ville-2/hotel-dieu.
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