The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (in Spanish, Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial) is an immense palace, monastery, museum, and library complex located at San Lorenzo de El Escorial, a town 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Madrid (Spain). The construction of this monumental complex was ordered by King Philip II of Spain. The building’s cornerstone was laid on April 23, 1563. The construction was overseen by Juan Bautista de Toledo, who did not live to see its completion, dying in 1567, and direction passed to his apprentice Juan de Herrera, under whom it was completed in 1584. #Escorial #Herrera #Madrid #Monastery #Philip_II_of_Spain #Royal_Palace
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