This major work of Michel-Robert Penchaud (1772-1833), this sanitary establishment was conceived as a "machine to cure" yellow fever. However, by the time it was returned to the health authorities in 1828, this terrible scourge no longer threatened the Mediterranean basin.
Rehabilitated by the architect Vaucher, the Caroline Hospital became the new lazaretto of Marseilles, after the destruction of the continental lazaretto of Arenc around 1850. Its activity is still mentioned during the inter-war period. In 1944, the Frioul islands were bombed by the French Liberation Forces for the surrender of the occupying German garrisons. The buildings were "blown up". The Caroline Hospital was nothing more than a field of ruins.
In 1978, the association for the revival and animation of the Caroline Hospital was created to save the place and undertake its restoration, thanks to an agreement that links it to the City of Marseille, owner of the place. Today, it hosts concerts during summer festivals.
Rehabilitated by the architect Vaucher, the Caroline Hospital became the new lazaretto of Marseilles, after the destruction of the continental lazaretto of Arenc around 1850. Its activity is still mentioned during the inter-war period. In 1944, the Frioul islands were bombed by the French Liberation Forces for the surrender of the occupying German garrisons. The buildings were "blown up". The Caroline Hospital was nothing more than a field of ruins.
In 1978, the association for the revival and animation of the Caroline Hospital was created to save the place and undertake its restoration, thanks to an agreement that links it to the City of Marseille, owner of the place. Today, it hosts concerts during summer festivals.
