Kirche in den Patio de Los Reyes, der Königlichen Kloster und der Website von El Escorial in San Lorenzo de El Escorial in der Nähe von Madrid, Spanien
3648 x 2736 px | 30,9 x 23,2 cm | 12,2 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
12. August 2009
Ort:
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid Province, Spain, Europe
Weitere Informationen:
The historical Royal Monastery and site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the capital, Madrid, in Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and works as a monastery, royal palace and museum. It is also known as El Escorial or The Escurial. Built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the martyrdom of St Lawrence, the Escurial Monastery stands in an exceptionally beautiful site in Madrid Province. Its austere architecture, a break with previous styles, had a considerable influence on Spanish architecture for more than half a century. It was the retreat of a mystic king and became, in the last years of Philip II's reign, the centre of the greatest political power of the time.
