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2007-07-10 09:54:17 · 2 answers · asked by Yovani C 1 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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El Escorial, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real (also known as the Monasterio de El Escorial or simply El Escorial) is located about 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of the Spanish capital, Madrid. El Escorial comprises two architectural complexes of great historical and cultural significance: El Real Monasterio de El Escorial itself and La Granjilla de La Fresneda, a royal hunting lodge and monastic retreat about five kilometres away. These sites have a dual nature; that is to say, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, they were places in which the temporal power of the Spanish monarchy and the ecclesiastical predominance of the Roman Catholic religion in Spain found a common architectural manifestation. El Escorial was, at once, a monastery and a Spanish royal palace. Originally a property of the Hieronymite monks, it is now an Augustinian monastery........

2007-07-14 09:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

"El Escorial, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real (also known as the Monasterio de El Escorial or simply El Escorial) is located about 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of the Spanish capital, Madrid."

"El Escorial" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Escorial

Google Map : http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.589,-4.148&spn=0.01,0.01&q=40.589,-4.148

2007-07-10 17:01:10 · answer #2 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0 0

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