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In 1942, [[Reinhard Heydrich]], one of the main architects of [[the Holocaust]] and the acting ''Reichsprotektor'' of the Nazi [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]], was treated at Bulovka Hospital after being wounded nearby in an assassination attempt during [[Operation Anthropoid]]. His wounds became infected, and he died in the hospital eight days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18183099|title=Czech pride in Jan Kubis, killer of Reinhard Heydrich|last=Cameron|first=Rob|date=27 May 2012|website=BBC News|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref> |
In 1942, [[Reinhard Heydrich]], one of the main architects of [[the Holocaust]] and the acting ''Reichsprotektor'' of the Nazi [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]], was treated at Bulovka Hospital after being wounded nearby in an assassination attempt during [[Operation Anthropoid]]. His wounds became infected, and he died in the hospital eight days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18183099|title=Czech pride in Jan Kubis, killer of Reinhard Heydrich|last=Cameron|first=Rob|date=27 May 2012|website=BBC News|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref> |
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In 1997 [[Bohumil Hrabal]] died on February the 3rd after falling from a window on the fifth floor of the Bulovka Hospital. The official report says he was attempting to feed pigeons but many (including his doctor) believe he committed suicide. |
In 1997 [[Bohumil Hrabal]] died on February the 3rd after falling from a window on the fifth floor of the Bulovka Hospital. The official report says he was attempting to feed pigeons<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lidovky.cz/lide/hrabal-zemrel-pred-15-lety-u-tygra-by-mela-horet-svicka.A120202_171331_lide_glu|title=Hrabal zemřel před 15 lety. 'U tygra by měla hořet svíčka'|date=3 Feb 2012|website=Lidovky|publisher=|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> but many (including his doctor) believe he committed suicide<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/1142743803-reporteri-ct/214452801240013/obsah/317664-ukradena-sebevrazda-pabitele|title=Ukradená sebevražda pábitele|date=6 Sep 2016|website=ČT|publisher=|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 09:57, 23 March 2020
Bulovka Hospital (Czech: Nemocnice Na Bulovce) is a large teaching hospital complex in Prague, situated on a hillock adjoining the White Rock in Prague 8 - Libeň near the defunct homestead of Bulovka. The most striking building in the complex is the hospital's famous neo-Rococo building called Vychovatelna.
Notable deaths
In 1942, Reinhard Heydrich, one of the main architects of the Holocaust and the acting Reichsprotektor of the Nazi Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, was treated at Bulovka Hospital after being wounded nearby in an assassination attempt during Operation Anthropoid. His wounds became infected, and he died in the hospital eight days later.[1]
In 1997 Bohumil Hrabal died on February the 3rd after falling from a window on the fifth floor of the Bulovka Hospital. The official report says he was attempting to feed pigeons[2] but many (including his doctor) believe he committed suicide[3].
References
- ^ Cameron, Rob (27 May 2012). "Czech pride in Jan Kubis, killer of Reinhard Heydrich". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ "Hrabal zemřel před 15 lety. 'U tygra by měla hořet svíčka'". Lidovky. 3 Feb 2012. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Ukradená sebevražda pábitele". ČT. 6 Sep 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
See also
- Motol University Hospital, another major teaching hospital complex in Prague
External links
- http://bulovka.cz/
Media related to Bulovka Hospital at Wikimedia Commons
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