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==History== | ==History== | ||
Dating to the mid-7th century, the Hôtel-Dieu was originally started as a refuge for the poor and sick, funded by the nobility as a charity. Under [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], the [[Pont au Double]] was built across the [[Seine]] to transport patients to the Hôtel-Dieu. | Dating to the mid-7th century, the Hôtel-Dieu was originally started as a refuge for the poor and sick, funded by the nobility as a charity.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Hôtel Dieu]]</ref> Under [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], the [[Pont au Double]] was built across the [[Seine]] to transport patients to the Hôtel-Dieu.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref> | ||
By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Hôtel-Dieu had earned a horrendous reputation, the people dying there more likely to have contracted disease from inside the hospital than outside. The sewers under the building were used by [[Templars]] to smuggle out artifacts stolen from the [[Notre-Dame]]. In response, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of [[Assassins]] broke into the sewers and recovered the artifacts. | By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Hôtel-Dieu had earned a horrendous reputation, the people dying there more likely to have contracted disease from inside the hospital than outside.<ref name="Database" /> The sewers under the building were used by [[Templars]] to smuggle out artifacts stolen from the [[Notre-Dame]]. In response, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of [[Assassins]] broke into the sewers and recovered the artifacts.<ref name="ACU" /> | ||
Despite the numerous renovations undertaken on the Hôtel-Dieu over the years, it still serves as an emergency center for the first 9 arrondissements of Paris. | Despite the numerous renovations undertaken on the Hôtel-Dieu over the years, it still serves as an emergency center for the first 9 arrondissements of Paris.<ref name="Database" /> | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Landmarks in Paris]] | [[Category:Landmarks in Paris]] | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 7 December 2018
The Hôtel-Dieu de Paris is the oldest hospital in Paris, located on the Île de la Cité.
History
Dating to the mid-7th century, the Hôtel-Dieu was originally started as a refuge for the poor and sick, funded by the nobility as a charity.[1] Under Francis I, the Pont au Double was built across the Seine to transport patients to the Hôtel-Dieu.[2]
By the time of the French Revolution, the Hôtel-Dieu had earned a horrendous reputation, the people dying there more likely to have contracted disease from inside the hospital than outside.[1] The sewers under the building were used by Templars to smuggle out artifacts stolen from the Notre-Dame. In response, Arno Dorian and a team of Assassins broke into the sewers and recovered the artifacts.[2]
Despite the numerous renovations undertaken on the Hôtel-Dieu over the years, it still serves as an emergency center for the first 9 arrondissements of Paris.[1]
Appearance
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Hôtel Dieu
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity