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Created page with "The '''Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial''' was built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the martyrdom of St Lawrenc..."
The '''Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial''' was built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the [[martyr]]dom of St Lawrence, the Escurial [[Monastery]] stands in an exceptionally beautiful site in [[Castile]]. Its austere [[architecture]], a break with previous styles, had a considerable influence on Spanish architecture for more than half a century. It was the retreat of a mystic king and became, in the last years of [[Philip II]]'s reign, the centre of the greatest political power of the time.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/318</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.patrimonionacional.es/real-sitio/real-sitio-de-san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial Webpage of the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial]
== References ==
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[[Category:Spain]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://www.patrimonionacional.es/real-sitio/real-sitio-de-san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial Webpage of the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Spain]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]