Ospedale Di San Carlo
The Ospedale di San Carlo () was a building in Rome, important for historical and artistic reasons. Built at the end of the 18th century by the will of Pope Pius VI, the hospital was initially a branch of the nearby Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Sassia, Santo Spirito Hospital. Later it was used as a military hospital for the army of the Papal States and, after the capture of Rome in 1870, became the first Italian military hospital in the new capital. It was demolished in 1939 for the construction of the Via della Conciliazione. Location The hospital was in the Borgo (rione of Rome), Borgo rioni of Rome, rione of Rome, along the north side of ''Borgo Santo Spirito'' road, in front of the Arcispedale di Santo Spirito in Saxia. To the west it overlooked the ''vicolo dell'Ospedale''. History The building, to the north of the Ospedale di Santo Spirito, was built by the behest of Pope Pius VI (r. 1775–1799) to increase the capacity of the Santo Spirito, which had become insufficient ...
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