El Escorial:
Who built it?
Where it is built?
Why it was Built? For king Ferdinan, who was the King of Spain at the time
WHen it was built?
The El Escorial was built in the late 1500's in Spain. This huge building was made out of squares. The squares were symmetrically layed out, and the building was supposed to mimic Solomon's Temple. This building at one point was both a Spanish Royal Palace, and a monestary. Before this palace was contructed, it used to be the land of Monk's.
As i said earlier, the El Escorial was built in Spain. More specifically, it was built in the town of San Lorenzo. This massive building had several other buildings in it. Other buidings include, schools, monasteries, a royal palace, and a museum. The El Escorial today is very popular, and more than 500,000 vistors come to it in a year.
This Palace was built for the king of Spain at this time, King Ferdinan. In later years, this palace was a common place for other Spanish Kings to be buried there. The design of this building was chosen to honor St. Lawrence. El Escorial was mainly built of granite.There were two designers for El Escorial. One of the brilliant designers were Juan Bautista de Toledo, who actually drew out the plans for the monastery. The other designer, Juan de Herrera, actually got the credit because he acutally finished it.
The El Escorial was mainly constructed in 1584, but was worked on over several decades. The center of the El Escorial was the two main buildings with in it, the monastery and the actual palace itsself for the king. The El Escorial was a massive complex. This complex stretched to a mindblowing 625 feet wide by 520 feet deep. For this time and age, it was one of thie biggest buildings.
The El Escorial is significant because it was not just a builidng with one or two purposes. As mention earlier, it has many puroses like schools and libraries. Not only did it have these buildings in this massive complex, it had some of the best ones. The library inside was great. Many people enjoyed this complex than just the king, and was a major acomplishment to the Spanish for decades.
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