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On top, a full image of the hospital. Below, a cross-shaped floor plans with four larger rooms in their respective quadrants.
A cross-shaped architectural plan for the Hospital Real in Granada.

Cross-shaped architectural plan for hospitals emerges.

Date: 1400s

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A cross-shaped architectural plan for the Hospital Real in Granada.

The plan includes an altar in the middle and four wards coming out in four directions so patients can "see God." This hospital design continues to be used in the present day, with the nurses station now located in the center.