Royal Hospital Kilmainham Royal Hospital Kilmainham The Royal Hospital Kilmainham () in Kilmainham, Dublin, is one of the finest 17th-century buildings in Ireland. The hospital was built in 1684 by Sir William Robinson, official State Surveyor General for James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to King Charles II, as a home for retired soldiers of the Irish Army and continued in that use for over 250 years. The style is based on Les Invalides in Paris with a formal facade and a large courtyard. The Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London was completed two years later and also
Hospital for Tropical Diseases 25 Gordon Street in London but was evacuated to Greenwich in 1939. After the Second World War the hospital moved to temporary premises in Devonshire Street in 1947 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it moved to more permanent premises at St Pancras Hospital which were opened by the Duchess of Kent in May 1951. The hospital moved to new facilities at Capper Street which were opened by the Princess Royal in June 1999 and to the new University College Hospital Tower in Euston Road in July 2004. Hospital for Tropical Diseases The Hospital for Tropical Diseases