CHELSEA HOSPITAL


Meaning of CHELSEA HOSPITAL in English

( also Chelsea Royal Hospital )

a large building in Chelsea , London, built in the 1680s by Charles II as a home for 440 old or injured soldiers, who became known as the Chelsea Pensioners . It was designed by Christopher Wren .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.