Lariboisière Hospital (, ) is a
hospital
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in the
10th arrondissement of
Paris
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,
France
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.
The hospital was one of several built following the
second cholera pandemic, which had reached Paris in 1832, and which led to a new emphasis on
hygienic practices in hospitals. It was built from 1846 to 1853 under architect
Pierre Gauthier, with six buildings arranged around a central courtyard, connected by
colonnade
In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building. Paired or multiple pairs of columns are normally employed in a colonnade which can be straight or curv ...
d walkways. The grounds include the funeral monument, by
Carlo Marochetti
Baron Pietro Carlo Giovanni Battista Marochetti (14 January 1805 – 29 December 1867) was an Italian-born French sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Britain. He completed many public sculptures, often in a neo-classical style, plus re ...
, of , who donated a large portion of the funds for the hospital's construction.
It is a teaching hospital of
Université Paris Cité.
HOPITAL LARIBOISIERE
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(See also:Chapel of Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris
The Chapel of Lariboisiere Hospital is a Roman Catholic chapel located at 2 Rue Ambroise-Pare in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It was built between 1846 and 1853 as the centerpiecee of a new hospital built in response to a major cholera epid ...
)
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Hospitals in Paris
Hospital buildings completed in 1853
Hospitals established in 1853
Buildings and structures in the 10th arrondissement of Paris