Old Hospital of Saint John of God (Jaen)

Old Hospital of Saint John of God (Jaen)


Today, this building is the headquarters of the Instituto de Estudios Gienenses, but it became one of the most important and long-lived hospitals in Spain.

In the 15th century, it was already in the urban nucleus of the city of Jaen. In 1973, its facilities were moved to the new Princesa Sofía Hospital Centre and the old building was abandoned, for which it suffered several robberies and its dismantling.

Fortunately, in 1992 a project was started to recondition it. The costly restoration was in charge of the Doctor Architect D. Luis Berges Roldán, who had already been awarded for his recovery work, both of the Villardompardo Palace and the Arab Baths of Jaen.

The various offices of the Instituto de Estudios Giennenses, the library, the archive and the bar are located around a landscaped Renaissance-style courtyard with a fountain at its centre. In addition, the beauty of the arched galleries that surround the courtyard is admirable, with its Tuscan columns in the lower cloister and Ionic columns on the upper floor.

Also noteworthy is the facade of the hospital, which corresponds to a late Gothic style.
 
 
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