Escorial

American  

[e-skawr-ee-uhl, -skohr-, es-kaw-ryahl] / ɛˈskɔr i əl, -ˈskoʊr-, ˌɛs kɔˈrjɑl /

noun

1. a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.

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Escorial British  

/ ˌɛskɒrɪˈɑːl, ɛˈskɔːrɪəl /

noun

1. a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584

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Escorial

The historic El Escorial monastery -- a major tourist attraction -- was shrouded in a grayish, smoke-filled mist.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

The magnificent spring of culture that brought us “Don Quixote,” the Escorial palace, El Greco, and Velázquez.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

Victoria Gibney, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain I am married to a Tibetan lady who calls me nyingdu-la.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2013

When I visited San Lorenzo de El Escorial it was a gray day, unseasonably cold; all afternoon the sun hammered out corrugated sheets of cloud on the anvil of the sky.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2013

In the morning I had breakfast in the dining-car and watched the rock and pine country between Avila and Escorial.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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