🏛️ Monastery and Site of the Escurial
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Madrid, Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984
- Commissioned by King Philip II in 1563; completed 1584
- Designed by Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera
- Located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, approximately 45 km northwest of Madrid
- Contains royal palace, monastery, basilica, and royal pantheon
- La Casita del Infante (subsidiary neoclassical building) designed by Juan de Villanueva for Infante Gabriel
El Escorial is a massive royal and religious complex built during the Spanish Golden Age under King Philip ...