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Monasterio de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain : Reviews of Monasterio de El Escorial - Yahoo! Travel
This historic complex is divided into three parts: the monastery (with Lucas Jordán's frescoes), the royal mausoleum, and the palace. The palace's magnif...
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) and one of the more impressive buildings I've ever seen. Built on a massive scale, it is a testament to the might of the Spanish Empire under Phillip II and to the very Catholic character of the country and it's expansion during that time. The Royal Mausoleum, where the monarchs up to the ...
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Spain Guide:El Escorial, Madrid.
Not content with building the "eighth wonder of the world", the King took over large tracts of land in its surroundings to build the Royal Woods of San Lorenzo, in the clearings of which magnificent buildings were constructed. Afterwards, during the reign of Carlos III, the "Casita de...
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