Beaune - Hôtel-Dieu 
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Beaune's main sight is the famous Hôtel-Dieu, a hospital for the poor built by Chancellor Nicolas Rolin and his wife in the mid 15th C. This is a typical example of Flemish Gothic (architect Jacques Wiscrère), a long half-timbered building with a colorful roof of glazed tiles laid in geometric patterns and a picturesque courtyard surrounded by two tiers of galleries.
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The Hôtel-Dieu now houses a museum, notable particularly for a large polyptych of the Last Judgment by Rogier van der Weyden (between 1442 and 1450) and a number of tapestries. Visitors can also see the old hospital ward, the chapel, the kitchen and the pharmacy, still with their medieval furnishings.
Address:
Hôtel-Dieu, Rue de l'Hôtel-Dieu, F-21200 Beaune, France
Hours:
March 22 to November 16: 9am-6:30pm
November 19 to March 21: 9am-11:30am, 2pm-5:30pm
Guides: Guided tour included with admission.
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Tiled roof of the Hotel Dieu in Beaune.
