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Santa Maria Hospital (Lisbon)

Located in Cidade Universitária, the Santa Maria Hospital opened in April 1953.

 

Under construction, around 1950 © Estúdio Horácio Novais
Under construction, around 1950 © Estúdio Horácio Novais
Under construction, around 1950 © Estúdio Horácio Novais

The building project was commissioned to the German architect Hermann (1875-1945), who finished it in 1938, with the construction taking place between 1944 and 1952. 

© Estúdio Horácio Novais
© Estúdio Horácio Novais
© Estúdio Horácio Novais
© Estúdio Horácio Novais

With capacity for 1.457 beds HSM is the “twin brother” of Hospital de São João, in Oporto, designed by the same architect and opened in 1959.

Single room © Estúdio Horácio Novais
Medical office © Estúdio Horácio Novais
Recovering room © Estúdio Horácio Novais
2nd floor of the building's central nave © Estúdio Horácio Novais
2nd floor of the building's central nave © Estúdio Horácio Novais

Photos with history

Many memories can arise when viewing the photographs from the studios of Mário and Horácio Novais
who recorded the daily life, the architecture and works for advertising.

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Updated on 19 august 2020

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