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Almost any source that you read about San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the imposing royal castle in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains northwest of Madrid, mentions the windows. About 2600 of them. Not to mention the 1200 doors and 100 miles of passages. The place is huge! It was conceived by Philip II to serve several purposes. First as a grand mausoleum for Spain's royal family, starting with his father, the Holy Roman emperor Charles V. Indeed, one of the most interesting rooms in the castle is the mausoleum, or the Royal Pantheon, where four centuries of Spanish royalty are entombed, all in highly polished marble and gold-plated bronze. The building also served as a monastery, as a 'small' palace, and as a center for studies in aid of the Counter-Reformation cause. The palace was built between 1563 and 1584 in a new Spanish Renaissance architectural style that is extremely sober and unadorned. On 2 November 1984, UNESCO declared The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo of El Escor...

Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...