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El Escorial, den historiske residensen til Spanias konge, er et enormt arkitektonisk kompleks som huser et kloster, en basilika, et kongelig palass og et pantheon, samt en skole, et sykehus, et bibliotek, et museum og et universitet.
The Monastero di San Lorenzo is the religious centrepiece of the complex, alongside La Granjilla de la Frasneda, a monastic retreat five kilometres away. Built in the 16th Century by reigning King Philip II - the site’s only Royal resident - El Escorial first housed a community of Hieronymite monks. The building became a Monastery of the Order of Saint Augustine.
The complex sits at the foot of Mt Abantos, about 45 kilometres from the country’s capital, Spain. A grand edifice on the site commemorates Spanish victory over France in 1557. First broken ground in 1563 the building was finally completed in 1584
A UNESCO WOrld Heritage Site since 1984, El Escorial is visited by over half a million tourists a year.
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