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Philip II's El Escorial

Philip II's El Escorial. World History. El Escorial – 26 miles NW of Madrid. The Escorial. The Town of Escorial [30 km. Northeast of Madrid]. El Escorial -- Background.

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Philip II's El Escorial

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  1. Philip II's El Escorial World History

  2. El Escorial – 26 miles NW of Madrid

  3. The Escorial

  4. The Town of Escorial[30 km. Northeast of Madrid]

  5. El Escorial -- Background • El Escorial was begun in 1563by Juan Bautista de Toledo, aRenaissance Spanisharchitect who had workedearlier in Italy, and wascompleted after his death in1567 by Juan de Herrera.

  6. El Escorial Statistics • 15 cloisters • 16 courts • 14 entrance halls • 13 oratory • 300 cells • 86 stairways • 9 towers • 9 pipe organs • 232 chorus books • 73 statues • More than 1,600 scenes • 11 cisterns • 88 fountains • 2,673 windows • 1,200 doors

  7. The Monastery of San Lorenzo

  8. The Escorial Palace

  9. A Section of the Monastery& Gardens • one of the largest religiousestablishments in the world.

  10. The Monastery Gardens: Close-Up

  11. The View of the Countryside from the Monastery Area

  12. Philip II [r. 1556 – 1598]

  13. Philip II & “Bloody” Mary Tudor

  14. The Library Inside the Monastery • 4,700 manuscripts[many illuminated]. • 40,000 printed books.

  15. Philip II’s Chapel

  16. Stairwell Inside the Escorial

  17. Ceiling Inside the Escorial

  18. A Main Corredor Inside the Escorial

  19. The Escorial’s Library • Over 4,700 rare manuscripts. • Many illuminated manuscripts. • Over 45,000 books.

  20. Philip II Died in this Bed

  21. The Crypt Area

  22. The Crypt of Philip II

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