San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
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The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial stands in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometres northwest of Madrid. Built between 1563 and 1584 by order of King Philip II, it is the largest Renaissance building in the world. Designed with the Spanish architect Juan Bautista de Toledo, it combines royal palace, monastery, basilica, pantheon, library, and school, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.
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- Built
- Type
- Monument (Spain), royal palace, Roman Catholic monastery
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, bien de interés cultural
- Place
- San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
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