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El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Spanish: Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial en Madrid), or Monasterio de El Escorial (Spanish pronunciation: [el eskoˈɾjal]), is a historical residence of the king of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 2.06 kilometres (1.28 mi) up the valley (4.1 km [2.5 mi] road distance) from the town of El Escorial and ...
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as El Escorial de Arriba, is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain, located to the northwest of the region in the southeastern side of the Sierra de Guadarrama, at the foot of Mount Abantos and Las Machotas , 47 kilometres (29 mi) from Madrid. It is head of the eponymous judicial party.
Casa constitorial The Casita del Príncipe Monastery and Site of El Escorial. El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km (28 mi) northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama. Its population in 2009 was 14,979. The territory of El Escorial is home to the park ...
The Casita del Príncipe (Spanish for 'Cottage of the Prince') is an eighteenth-century building located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain.It was designed by the neoclassical architect Juan de Villanueva for the private use of the heir to the Spanish throne Charles, Prince of Asturias, and his wife Maria Luisa.
Royal Palace of Madrid (official residence of the King) Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Royal Castle & Monastery of El Escorial (Madrid) Cottage of the Prince; Cottage of the Infante; Royal Palace of El Pardo (Madrid) Palace of Zarzuela (Madrid) (de facto residence of the King and Royal Family, part of the larger El Pardo complex)
It is the burial place of Spanish national hero, El Cid. [13] Monastery and Site of the Escorial: San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Madrid: 318; 1984; i, ii, vi: 16th century: El Escorial is one of several Spanish royal sites due to its history as a residence of the royal family.
The Casita was built near the Renaissance monastery-palace of El Escorial between 1771 and 1773. The building was designed in Neoclassical style by the prominent architect Juan de Villanueva, whose best-known building is the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
Palacio Real de Madrid. Monasterio de El Escorial. Palacio Real de Aranjuez. Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso. Palacio Real de Riofrío.. Patrimonio Nacional (English: National Heritage) is a Spanish autonomous agency, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish State and used by the ...