Hôpital de la marine, Military hospital in Rochefort, France.
The Marine Hospital extends across 13,000 square meters with a central building and four pavilions connected by curved structures forming an H-shaped layout.
Construction of this naval medical facility began in 1782 under architect Pierre Toufaire and opened in 1788 as France's first pavilion-style hospital.
The central chapel features an octagonal dome with a lantern and a circular gallery where patients could attend mass from the second floor.
The building complex currently undergoes renovation phases to create residential units, including senior housing facilities within its protected historical structure.
The facility housed the world's first naval medical school in its southwest pavilion, which operated from 1722 until its closure in 1964.
Location: Rochefort
Architects: Pierre Toufaire
Address: cours d'Ablois
GPS coordinates: 45.94317,-0.96371
Latest update: October 26, 2025 13:50
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Gare de Rochefort
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Arsenal de Rochefort
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St. Louis Church, Rochefort
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Musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément
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Former School for naval medecine
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Château de Rochefort-sur-Charente
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Théâtre de la Coupe d'Or
640 m
Musée des Commerces d'autrefois
796 m
Fountain of the place Colbert
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Église Notre-Dame de Rochefort
514 m
Magasin aux vivres de Rochefort
502 m
Musée de la Vieille Paroisse
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Hôtel d'Amblimont
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L'Arsenal des Mers
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Caserne Latouche-Tréville
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Cerbaillance
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Lingot d'art 1876 – Piano-bar / Musée de la Chouette d’Or
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Mairie de Rochefort
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Chapelle Libération de Rochefort
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Forme double, dite forme de radoub Louis XV
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Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Rochefort
906 m
Formes de radoub de l'arsenal de Rochefort
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"Vieille forme" dry dock
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Arsenal de Rochefort et fortifications de l'estuaire de la Charente
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Temple protestant
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Médiathèque de Rochefort
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