Escorial (San Lorenzo de El Escorial) was erected at the direction of King Philip II in honor of St. Lawrence. The construction of the cult complex for Spain lasted from 1543 to 1584, the palace-monastery became an example of rationality. The powerful castle is designed in such a way that it depicts an inverted lattice, on which St. Lawrence: four towers at the corners of the building correspond to the legs, and the Palace of the Infantes corresponds to the handle of the lattice on which he was roasted alive. This is not visible from the earth, only from heaven, but something tells me that such a spectacle does not awaken pleasant memories in the saint of the last minutes of his earthly life.
Feuchtwanger wrote that by building the Escorial, the king wanted to atone for the guilt of the monastery of St. Lawrence during the defeat of the French at Saint-Quentin, since Lawrence was a Spaniard by birth.
Now the Castle has a museum and gallery with works by Leonardo, Raphael, Rubens, Veronese, Velazquez, El Greco. There is also the tomb of the Spanish kings of the last three hundred years. Taking pictures is strictly prohibited.
Feuchtwanger wrote that by building the Escorial, the king wanted to atone for the guilt of the monastery of St. Lawrence during the defeat of the French at Saint-Quentin, since Lawrence was a Spaniard by birth.
Now the Castle has a museum and gallery with works by Leonardo, Raphael, Rubens, Veronese, Velazquez, El Greco. There is also the tomb of the Spanish kings of the last three hundred years. Taking pictures is strictly prohibited.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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