Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Today: Monasterio de El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Place: San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Kind: Monastery
Built: 1563 to 1584
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The monastery, palace, basilica, pantheon, library and college Felipe II conceived with Juan Bautista de Toledo, built between 1563 and 1584 and finished by Juan de Herrera, who gave his name to the Herrerian style. It was a residence of the royal family, and its basilica holds the Pantheon of Kings, opened in 1654; from the late 16th century it was called the eighth wonder of the world. Patrimonio Nacional runs it, and it can be visited.

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