Royal Hospital Chelsea
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is an old soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King Charles II in 1682, it is a 66-acre site located on Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, London.
- Tourist attraction
- Description: retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK
- Address: Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4SR
- Also known as“Chelsea Hospital”“Royal Hospital”“Royal Hospital, Chelsea and Ranelagh Gardens”“The Royal Hospital Chelsea”
- Established: February 1692
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chelsea Physic Garden and National Army Museum.
Chelsea Physic Garden
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National Army Museum
The National Army Museum is the national home of the history and heritage of the British Army. National Army Museum is situated 840 feet southwest of Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for… Saatchi Gallery is situated 1,200 feet north of Royal Hospital Chelsea.
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Royal Hospital Chelsea
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Latitude
51.48743° or 51° 29′ 15″ north
Longitude
-0.15711° or 0° 9′ 26″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Royal Hospital Chelsea” goes by many names.
مستشفى تشيلسي الملكيArabic
Զինվորական հիվանդանոց ՉելսիյումArmenian
Çelsidəki hərbi xəstəxanaAzerbaijani
Каралеўскі шпіталь у ЧэлсіBelarusian
Hospital Reial de ChelseaCatalan
切尔西皇家医院Chinese
切爾西皇家醫院Chinese
皇家車路士醫院Chinese
Klavji Riel ChelseaCornish
Royal Hospital ChelseaDutch
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בית האבות המלכותי צ’לסיHebrew
Royal Hospital ChelseaIndonesian
Ospidéal Ríoga ChelseaIrish
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チェルシー・ホスピタルJapanese
チェルシー王立病院Japanese
ロイヤル・ホスピタル・チェルシーJapanese
王立チェルシー病院Japanese
첼시 왕립병원Korean
Royal Hospital ChelseaNorwegian Bokmål
Военный госпитальRussian
Военный госпиталь в ЧелсиRussian
Ospadal Rìoghail ChelseaScottish Gaelic
Royal Hospital ChelseaSlovenian
Royal Hospital ChelseaSwedish
Челсидагы хәрби һоспитальTatar
Royal Hospital ChelseaTurkish
Ysbyty Brenhinol ChelseaWelsh
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