Study abroad Programs in El Escorial, Spain
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El Escorial is a town 28 miles northwest of Madrid. It is home to the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, a huge palace, monastery, museum and library. It was built from 1563 to 1584 and was designed by the architects Juan Bautista de Toledo, Giambattista Castello, and Juan de Herrera. The complex has a very large art collection featuring artists such as Titian, Tintoretto, El Greco, Velázquez, Roger van der Weyden, Paolo Veronese, Alonso Cano, José de Ribera, Claudio Coello and more. It is also the burial site for many Spanish royals from the last five hundred years.
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