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Escurial
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A huge granite pile, built in the form of a gridiron, 30 m. NW. from Madrid, and deemed at one time the eighth wonder of the world; was built in 1563-1584; was originally dedicated as a monastery to St. Lorenzo in recognition of the services which the Saint had rendered to Philip II. at the battle of St. Quentin, and used at length as a palace and burial-place of kings. It is a mere shadow of what it was, and is preserved from ruin by occasional grants of money to keep it in repair.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Escurial'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/escurial.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Escurial'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/escurial.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
