French: Monastère
The Monastery and Site of the Escurial, had a considerable influence on Spanish architecture for more than half a century. It was the retreat of a mystic king and became, in the last years of Philip II's reign, the centre of the greatest political power of the time."
It is on position 924 (1029, 780) in our monthly survey..

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