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Ospedale di Orbatello
Orbatello Hospital
The "Orbatello" hospice was founded in 1372 by Niccolò degli Alberti. It accommodated 200 elderly women, lodged in single rooms. In 1704 its interior was remodelled to provide space for sheltering "the shamefully pregnant". These were women who had decided to await the birth of an [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Public Health places - Historical Hospitals
- hospitals (buildings for health facility)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Public Health places - Historical Hospitals
- hospitals (buildings for health facility)
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Places
- Firenze, Via della Pergola 58
Identifier
- urn:imss:place:700130
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/image/img2330.html
Providing country
- Italy