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Santa Maria della Scala
Museum · Siena ·
Santa Maria della Scala
Museum · Siena ·
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"Frescoes and Medical History at Santa Maria della Scala Founded in the 9th century, Santa Maria della Scala was one of Europe’s first hospitals. It was also one of the first hospitals anywhere to disinfect its equipment and only stopped taking in patients in the 1980s. (The writer Italo Calvino died here in 1961.) The early history of the hospital is illustrated in the 15th-century frescoes decorating the walls of the Pilgrim’s Hall, and there is a fascinating archaeological museum housed in the labyrinthine basement rooms."
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Museum of art, history, and archaeology with 15th-century frescoes
Complesso museale Santa Maria della Scala, Piazza del Duomo, 1, 53100 Siena SI, Italy Get directions
