San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Spain

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain shares 28 connections with 2211 other places across 8 topics, from UNESCO and World Heritage listing to Neoclassical architecture and Philip II of Spain. It often appears alongside Madrid, Aranjuez and Segovia. A building there commemorates the victory at the Battle of St. Quentin in 1557. Papal bulls in 1585 and 1586 placed the monastery under its own Prior, removing it from the Archbishop of Toledo. Some links are local, covering nearby villages and mountain tree species.