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.
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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 …
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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