page_title: San Lorenzo de El Escorial
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: San Lorenzo de El Escorial / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: San Lorenzo de El Escorial seen from the summit of Abantos Mount (Guadarrama mountain range, central Spain). Español: San Lorenzo de El Escorial visto desde la cima del Monte Abantos (Sierra de Guadarrama, centro de España).
context_page_description: San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as El Escorial de Arriba is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain, located to the northwest of the region in the southeastern side of the Sierra de Guadarrama, at the foot of Mount Abantos and Las Machotas, 47 kilometres from Madrid. It is head of the eponymous judicial party. The settlement is popularly called El Escorial de Arriba, to differentiate it from the neighbouring village of El Escorial, also known as El Escorial de Abajo.
  The Monastery of El Escorial is the most prominent building in the town and is one of the main Spanish Renaissance monuments. Especially remarkable is the Royal Library, inside the Monastery.
  The monastery and its historic surroundings were declared a World Heritage Site UNESCO on November 2, 1984, under the name of "El Escorial, monastery and site".
  The site also enjoys protection on Spain's heritage register; since June 21, 2006, it has been protected by the Community of Madrid as a Property of Cultural Interest.
  San Lorenzo de El Escorial is located on the southern slopes of the Mount Abantos.
context_section_description: Sierra de Guadarrama
  El Escorial monastery
  Valley of the Fallen
caption: Central urban area of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, seen from the top of Mount Abantos
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