The monastery reveals to its visitors five 16th century doors, unique in the world, whose mathematical structure is comparable to that of the Alhambra.
Philip II guarded the most intimate and secret sector of “the eighth wonder of the world”, the royal monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, with five sublime doors carved by artisans from the city of Augsburg, the most virtuous of its time. The pieces…
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