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The granite of Zarzalejo at El Escorial

Zarzalejo, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

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The granite of Zarzalejo at El Escorial

Historical milestone · Zarzalejo, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

The municipality's quarries supplied the ashlar for the building of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial during the two decades the work lasted (1563-1584), and from them also came a good part of the stonemasons who raised it.

1563-1584

Photo: LBM1948 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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