Hôtel-Dieu Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Hôtel-Dieu is a medieval hospital at Beaune in Burgundy. It was donated by Chancelor Nicolas Rolin in 1443. He and his wife Guigone financed as well the building and made possible the running of services by donating best vineyards to the hospital. Until today the donation finances homes for the aged at Beaune.
The hospital itself ran until World War II as a hospital, than became a museum. Now it is fully furnished and visitors can get an impression of being a patient in a hospital in medieval times.

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Gdouble (5245) 2005-08-20 6:49

This "Hotel Dieu" is definitely wonderful. I must include him in a next trip to France. You choose a nice angel and the people we see give an idea of the building's height.
Very well done
Guy

alainh (35387) 2005-08-20 8:01

Hello Roland
good angle and excelent light.
Do you tecking by bicycle here ?
have a good day
alain

hexagon (284) 2005-08-22 9:00

That's a really beautiful site, so colorful. Lucky you you had almost no others tourists in your view (when I was there the place was busy with tourists!)

branley (3681) 2006-04-24 4:33

Hi Roland,

I have visited the Hôtel-Dieu and it is a magnificent structure. This photograph has captured not only its magnificence but also, by having the people in the background, the scale of the buildings. It's a beautiful, sharp photograph.

Regards

Stephen

notrap (800) 2006-12-21 16:59

Hast Du gesehen, daß dieses Foto gestern auf der Startseite von TE war? Unter der Rubrik "featured favourite photos", ich hab es Dir ausgedruckt
Kind regards "No Trap"