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San Lorenzo de El Escorial is more than the mausoleum of the Spanish monarchs; it is a palace and monastery complex. Located in the town of El Escorial, about 41kms. to the northwest of Madrid's center, the palace/monastery is well worth the visit.
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www.travelinginspain.com/el_escorial.html
www.travelinginspain.com/el_escorial.html
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Photo tour of El Escorial and San Lorenzo ... El Escorial is located about 41kms. to the northwest of Madrid's center, near the Sierra de Guadarrama. The primary tourist attraction is the palace/monastery complex of "San Lorenzo".
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www.travelinginspain.com/el_escorial_town.html
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El Escorial, Madrid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km (28 mi) northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. Its population in 2003 was 12,669. The famous Royal Seat of San Lor...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Escorial,_Madrid
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The Monastery of El Escorial (Monasterio de El Escorial) to the northwest of Madrid, is the burial place of all the Kings of Spain. ... The Monastery of El Escorial, located some 30 miles northwest of Madrid in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, was built as a monument to commemorate the Spanish victory over the...
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www.feelmadrid.com/elescorial.html
www.feelmadrid.com/elescorial.html
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There are two ways that we could describe El Escorial. We could talk about for its architectural feat describing all of its windows, doors, etc. (and believe me there are plenty and some of them are beyond amazing!);
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this was San Lorenzo's Day, thus the name: San Lorenzo de El Escorial. In addition, the severely rectilinear complex, with numerous internal courtyards, is modeled on the grill on which San Lorenzo was martyred (roasted to death);
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www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/spain/madrid/escorial/escorial.html
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A building in Spain situated on the south-eastern slope of the Sierra Guadarrama about twenty-seven miles north-west of Madrid. ... Its proper title is El Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial, Escorial being the name of a small town in the vicinity.
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El Escorial, royal palace 43 km (27 mi) northwest of Madrid, founded in the 16th century by Philip II of Spain. It incorporates a cathedralesque church, a monastery, a school, and a famous library, and reflects the deeply pious outlook of its founder.
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www.galenfrysinger.com/el_escorial.htm
www.galenfrysinger.com/el_escorial.htm
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The Escorial by Juan Bautista de Toledo, Juan de Herrera architect, at near Madrid, Spain, 1562 to 1584, in the Great Buildings Online. ... He designed the Escorial, thirty miles northwest of Madrid, as an enormous rectangular precinct enclosing a royal palace, a monastery, and a church.
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www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/The_Escorial.html
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/The_Escorial.html
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