The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain
, El Escorial, Madrid, ESP, SPAIN - Vistors in El Escorial Royal Pantheon. Following a wish of the king Philip II, most Spanish sovereigns, beginning with the emperor Charles V and Philip II himself, were buried at El Escorial. The construction of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial was begun in 1563 by Juan Bautista de Toledo, a Renaissance Spanish architect, and was completed after his death in 1567 by Juan de Herrera, who finished the work in 1584. This symbol of Counterreformation is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984. (Spain, Spanish, Europe, European, El Escorial, Madrid, Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage, UNESCO, World Heritage, monastery, queens, kings, pantheon, Royal Pantheon, monarchy, crown, death, dead, buried, sepulcher, catacomb, tombs, mausoleum, crypt, marble, resting place, building, architecture, architectural, architectural style, architectural history, decorations, decorative, historic, renaissance, interior, travel, tourism, touristic, sight, tourist attraction, landmark, humans, people, Caucasian, tourists, tourist group, visitors, visit, visiting, take, taking, photos, pictures, horizontal)
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Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
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