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Lyon -Former Hospital Charité, Courtyard St. Gonoriya.Bolnitsa Charité (Hôpital de la Charité - «Mercy») is a complex of several buildings with courtyards and covered two-three-level gallery, which was built in 1616-1630 years as a hospital for nots. By the XIX century it has turned into the largest medical facility in the area of maternal and child health. However, by the beginning of the XX century, it was decided that the old building did not meet modern health and hygiene requirements, and in 1934 all the buildings, except for the bell tower, were demolished.