Nuevos Ministerios

This urban complex, located on Paseo de la Castellana, currently houses the offices of the Departments of Transport and Sustainable Mobility; Housing and the Urban Agenda; Work and the Social Economy; Inclusion, Social Security and Migration; and the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.

It is also home to La Casa de la Arquitectura, a museum opened in 2023. Located in La Arquería, it aims to become a national and international point of reference for architecture, urbanism and landscape design in Spain.

Designed by architect Secundino Zuazo Ugalde, construction began in 1933 and was finally completed in 1942, having come to a halt during the Civil War. Today's Nuevos Ministerios buildings largely maintain the style and forms of the original project. The complex has a large central area with large courtyards, fountains, and ponds, around which the different ministerial departments are arranged, along with a large arcade that runs along Paseo de la Castellana, which is one of the most characteristic features of this building.