The Impetus for a New Style of Architecture: The Fire at the Hotel Dieu in 1772

Der Brand im Hotel Dieu im Jahr 1772 IMG

The fire of the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris in December 1772 and the subsequent need for new construction launched an intense debate about the architectural design of hospitals.

The Fire at the Hotel Dieu in 1772, ink wash, 17.9 x 25.6 cm, artist unknown; source: gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France, http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8456502v.