Located in the district of Chamberí, this imposing palatial building,  designed by  architect Antonio Palacios together with Joaquín Otamendi, was built between 1908 and 1916.  The former Hospital de Jornaleros de San Francisco de Paula (a hospital for workers also known as Hospital de Maudes) is spread across a full block, and the radial layout is centred around a central octagonal courtyard, divided into four sections, two occupied by the rectangular pavilions of the hospital wards, and two others that housed the service buildings.