Year: 1584. Lenght: 206 m. Width: 161 m .
El Escorial Monastery is a famous Spanish residence of King Philipp II. The monastery is located near Madrid in a picturesque mountain area Sierra de Guadarrama. Philipp II ordered to build this magnificent monastery in 1557. In the middle of the military campaign, the king’s army has destroyed the old monastery named after Saint Lavrenty. This man was born in Spain that’s why the king decided to build a great monastery after the saint’s return to the motherland.
Originally it was built to ensure that the part of the large building could be used as a royal residence. This large construction of the 1584 year reminds a severe medieval fortress. It adores with the area – the monastery length is 206 meters and width 161 meters.
The building is so big that until now people can’t count the exact number of doors and windows. Every time the number of the abovementioned things is different. All in all, the building has about 1 250 doors and 2 500 windows. The monastery has saved a lot of interesting historical artefacts. In the king’s private quarters, you can see the medieval pictures of Velasquez and Tintoretto. A walk around the whole territory of the old monastery will be a pleasure for everyone. There were saved spacious view terraces, inner yards and steep terraces with the landscape decorations.
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Useful staff nearby
Car rental office: 'Cuantocoche' is located in 0.38 km (
on the map).
Fuel station: 'Estación De Servicio Cepsa El Escorial' in 0.44 km
Supermarket: 'Fabrica De Patatas Fritas El Cisne' in 0.26 km
Parking: 'Aparcamiento Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial' in 0.2 km
Apotheek: 'Farmacia Floridablanca' in 0.22 km
Police station: 'Dirección General de la Policía' in 1.82 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Nieves Moreno Vela' in 0.15 km
Railway station: 'El Escorial' in 1.35 km
Nearest airports:
» Barajas Airport MAD - in 50 km
» Madrid-Torrejon Airport TOJ - in 59 km
» Matacan Airport SLM - in 120 km
» Valladolid Airport VLL - in 137 km
» Burgos Airport RGS - in 201 km