Royal Hospital Chelsea, London

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charitable institution historic building complex nursing home retirement home

Royal Hospital Chelsea in London is a historic retirement and nursing home for British Army veterans, famed for its Chelsea Pensioners and its 17th-century buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Aliases (2)

Royal Hospital Chelsea ×51
Royal Hospital Chelsea buildings ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charitable institution → historic building complex → nursing home → retirement home →
admissionRequirement	former soldier of the British Army → pension from the Army →
architect	Sir Christopher Wren →
associatedArchitect	Sir Christopher Wren → Sir John Soane →
category	Grade I listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea → Hospitals in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea → Retirement homes in the United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
foundedBy	King Charles II →
foundingDate	1682 →
governedBy	Board of Commissioners →
hasCapacity	around 300 Chelsea Pensioners →
hasCemetery	Royal Hospital Chelsea burial ground →
hasChapel	Wren Chapel →
hasChapelDedication	Chapel of the Royal Hospital →
hasFeature	Burial Ground → Clock Tower → Figure Court → Great Hall → Infirmary → Long Wards → Ranelagh Gardens → statue of King Charles II →
hasMotto	In Subsidium et Levamen (For help and relief) →
hasUniform	blue undress coat of Chelsea Pensioners → scarlet coat of Chelsea Pensioners →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed →
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building →
hosts	Chelsea Flower Show →
locatedIn	Chelsea, London → London → Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea →
locatedNear	River Thames →
locatedOn	Royal Hospital Road →
militaryBranchServed	British Army →
notableFor	17th-century architecture → Chelsea Pensioners → annual Chelsea Flower Show venue →
opened	1692 →
operatedBy	Ministry of Defence →
purpose	accommodation for army veterans → care of retired British Army soldiers →
religion	Church of England →
residentType	Chelsea Pensioners →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Margaret Thatcher →	burialPlace
Christopher Wren →	designed
Chelsea, London, England ("Royal Hospital Chelsea") →	hasLandmark
Chelsea, London, England ("Royal Hospital Chelsea") →	knownFor
Sir John Soane ("Royal Hospital Chelsea buildings") →	notableWork