El Escorial – Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
The Escorial is a vast building complex in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, near Madrid, in central Spain. The building is the most important architectural monument of the Spanish Renaissance. Construction of El Escorial began in 1563 and ended in 1584.
El Escorial Visitor Information
Highlights. Explore inside San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Madrid and dive into Spanish Renaissance history, including gardens, chapels, and town squares. Enter the monastery of El Escorial and explore Renaissance buildings, courtyards, and fountains.
El Escorial Architecture
The Escorial’s sober and monumental architectural style, with its treatment of the Classical orders, has been placed within the framework of international Mannerism and in the movement from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
El Escorial History
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El Escorial Decoration
The monastery was decorated with an enormous number of frescoes, altarpieces, paintings, around 7500 relics in 507 reliquaries, designed mainly by Herrera and the silversmith Juan de Arfe, and collections of books and manuscripts that …
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El Escorial Monastery
The Escorial is a vast building complex located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, near Madrid, in central Spain. The building is the most important architectural monument of the Spanish Renaissance. Construction of El Escorial began in 1563 and ended in 1584.
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Admission Tickets for San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Explore San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Madrid and dive into Spanish Renaissance history, including gardens, chapels, and town squares.
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Admission Tickets for San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Explore inside San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Madrid and dive into Spanish Renaissance history, including gardens, chapels, and town squares.