El Escorial – 26 miles NW of Madrid

The EscorialThe Escorial

The Town of EscorialThe Town of Escorial[30 km. Northeast of [30 km. Northeast of

Madrid]Madrid]

El Escorial -- El Escorial -- BackgroundBackground( El Escorial was begun in El Escorial was begun in

15631563by by Juan Bautista de Juan Bautista de ToledoToledo, a, aRenaissance SpanishRenaissance Spanisharchitect who had workedarchitect who had workedearlier in Italy, and wasearlier in Italy, and wascompleted after his death completed after his death inin1567 by 1567 by Juan de HerreraJuan de Herrera. .

El Escorial StatisticsEl 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

The Monastery of The Monastery of San LorenzoSan Lorenzo

The Escorial The Escorial PalacePalace

A Section of the A Section of the MonasteryMonastery& Gardens& Gardens

( one of the largest religiousestablishments in the world.

The Monastery The Monastery Gardens: Close-UpGardens: Close-Up

The View of the The View of the Countryside from Countryside from

the Monastery Areathe Monastery Area

Philip II [r. 1556 – Philip II [r. 1556 – 1598]1598]

Philip II & “Bloody” Philip II & “Bloody” Mary TudorMary Tudor

The Library Inside the The Library Inside the Monastery Monastery

( 4,700 manuscripts[many illuminated].

( 40,000 printed books.

Philip II’s ChapelPhilip II’s Chapel

Stairwell Inside Stairwell Inside the Escorialthe Escorial

Ceiling Inside the Ceiling Inside the EscorialEscorial

A Main Corredor Inside A Main Corredor Inside the Escorialthe Escorial

The The Escorial’s Escorial’s

LibraryLibrary( Over 4,700 Over 4,700 rare rare manuscripts.manuscripts.

( Many Many illuminated illuminated manuscripts.manuscripts.

( Over 45,000 Over 45,000 books.books.

Philip II Died in this Philip II Died in this BedBed

The Crypt AreaThe Crypt Area

The Crypt of Philip The Crypt of Philip IIII