Place details
Place nameSan Lorenzo de El Escorial
Other namesEscorial, San Lorenzo de El, El Escorial, Escorial, El, Escorial, El Escurial
CountryEspaña
Latitude40.583
Longitude-4.15
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Noted for elaborate monastery, palace, mausoleum & museum; Philip II built monastery 1563-1584 as memorial to victory over French in 1557; became his main residence; later was the dynastic center of the Spanish Hapsburgs.