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Ospedale di San Carlo

Buildings and structures demolished in 1939Demolished buildings and structures in RomeHospitals established in 1792Hospitals in RomeRome R. XIV Borgo
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The Ospedale di San Carlo (lit. 'St. Charles's Hospital') 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 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.

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Ospedale di San Carlo
Borgo Santo Spirito, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Oratorio di Santa Maria Annunziata

Borgo Santo Spirito
00193 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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