Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial - description and photos - Spain (Topic)

Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, description and photos - Spain. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

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El Escorial, located 51 km from Madrid, is extremely rich in historical monuments. In this village, King Philip II ordered the construction of a palace-monastery dedicated to Saint Lawrence. Here the king died in 1598. In memory of the holy Martyr Laurentius, the entire structure is made in the form of a lattice - a giant square, broken into smaller squares. The rugged-looking palace contains magnificent treasures.

The rooms of the palace are richly decorated with tapestries, among which there are tapestries made from Goya's cardboard. The hall is magnificent, decorated with frescoes depicting battle scenes.

On the second floor there is a museum where you can see paintings by Dutch, Italian and Spanish artists, including the magnificent painting `` Calvary '' by the Dutch artist Rogier van der Weyden.

The private chambers of Philip II, tidied up with emphasized modesty, are on the third floor of the palace. There is a window in the king's bedroom that looks directly into the church: Philip II, who suffered from gout, could attend the service without leaving his bed.

The Tomb contains the tombs of all the kings and queens of Spain. The Library contains more than 40 thousand books created over several centuries. Here you can see the rarest precious manuscripts. The ceiling of the library was painted by Tybaldi in the 16th century.

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