| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Museum of Painting
|
 |
"Portrait of Dona Isabel Clara Eugenia of Austria" (unknown artist).
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Museum of Painting
|
 |
"St Francis Receiving Stigmata" by El Greco (1605).
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Museum of Painting
|
 |
"St Ildefonso of Toledo" by El Greco (1609).
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Museum of Painting
|
 |
"The Haywain Triptych", painted in 1510 by an unknown artist.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Museum of Painting
|
 |
Detail of "The Haywain Triptych".
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Museum of Painting
|
 |
"Christ Crowned with Thorns " (1510, unknown artist).
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Museum of Painting
|
 |
One of the panels from "A Garden of Earthly Delights" by Heironymus Bosch.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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Kitchen items and tiles.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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The Palace of the Austrians is the former apartments of Felipe II.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
Courtyard.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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The bedroom of Felipe II.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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Carved wooden furniture.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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The fireplaces are set along a tiled wall.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
View from the King's apartments.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
The garden.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
View of one of the towers.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
View to the plains.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
View.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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Writing desk.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
Carved and inlaid wooden furniture.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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Carved and inlaid wood.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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Carved and inlaid wooden furniture.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
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Plates.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Pantheon of the Kings
|
 |
The entrance to the Pantheon of the Kings.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Pantheon of the Kings
|
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Charles I (V of the Holy Roman Empire) and Filipe II (the builder of the palace) are top right respectively.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Pantheon of the Kings
|
 |
Mausoleum for royal children.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Pantheon of the Kings
|
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The domed ceiling.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Pantheon of the Kings
|
 |
Don Juan of Austria.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Pantheon of the Kings
|
 |
Maria Teresa of Austria.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Salas Capitulares
|
 |
One of the Salas Capitulares vaulted chambers.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Salas Capitulares
|
 |
The Salas Capitulares are bright, airy vaulted rooms full of paintings.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Salas Capitulares
|
 |
Wall paintings.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Salas Capitulares
|
 |
Wall paintings.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
Cloisters.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
|
 |
Courtyard.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Basilica
|
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The Basilica.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Basilica
|
 |
The interior.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Basilica
|
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Wooden structure and the organ.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Library
|
 |
The Library contains 40 thousand rare books dating from the 11th century.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Madrid
City / Town : San Lorenzo de el Escorial
District : El Escorial
Site / Event : Library
|
 |
Model of the Earth-centred Ptolemaic system.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
 |
Segovia is an ancient city set on a walled hill. It was originally Celtic then Roman, Moorish and Christian since 1085.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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The old city is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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The Cathedral dominates the town.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
 |
Segovia is set on ridge between two rivers and is surrounded by a wall.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Aquaduct
|
 |
Segovia is famous for its stone aquaduct.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Aquaduct
|
 |
The aquaduct is an 894m bridge.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Aquaduct
|
 |
It is made of 163 arches reaching a height of 28m.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Aquaduct
|
 |
The arches are made from granite blocks with no mortar.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Aquaduct
|
 |
The edge of the aquaduct bridge.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Aquaduct
|
 |
The UNESCO World Heritage sign.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Aquaduct
|
 |
The structure was built by the Romans in the 1st century.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Church of St Millan
|
 |
The Church of St Millan is Romanesque.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Church of St Millan
|
 |
The church has a Muslim style bell tower.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Church of St Millan
|
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The church is made of sandstone.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Church of St Millan
|
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Carvings over the entrance.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Church of St Millan
|
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Romaesque columns and arches.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Casa de los Picos
|
 |
The Casa de los Picos was a Renaissance mansion.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : Casa de los Picos
|
 |
The mansion is covered with pyramidal bosses on its walls.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
|
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Plaza de San Martin in the old city.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
|
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Stone carved wall of a house.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
|
 |
The Lozoya Tower.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
Site / Event : Church of San Martin
|
 |
The Church of San Martin is Romanesque (12th century).
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
Site / Event : Church of San Martin
|
 |
The Moorish style bell tower.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
Site / Event : Church of San Martin
|
 |
Romaesque columns and arches.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
Site / Event : Church of San Martin
|
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Detail of the top of a column.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza de San Martin
Site / Event : Church of San Martin
|
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The entrance.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
 |
The old city has narrow streets with buildings close together.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
 |
The Church of Corpus Christi is set among a row of buildings.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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House with carved exterior walls.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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The old city has many nooks and crannies.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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Tunnel under a house.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
|
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Plaza Mayor is the centre of the old city and its highest point.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
|
 |
Plaza Mayor is overlooked by the tower of the Church of San Miguel. In 1474 Isobel was crowned queen of Castille here. She later married Ferdinand of Aragon to unite Spain. These monarchs paid for the journeys of Christopher Columbus.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
|
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Lace on sale.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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Segovia's cathedral dates from 1577.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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The structure is elaborately carved.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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The stonework.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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The interior has twenty chapels.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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The ceiling and high windows.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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Stonework.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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Tapestry in the museum.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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View of the Cathedral from the grounds.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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A Romanesque door from an older church.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
District : Plaza Mayor
Site / Event : Cathedral
|
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Coat of arms.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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A small square.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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San Andreas Church.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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Sreeet scene.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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The six level tower of the 13th century Church of San Esteban.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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View of the central hill from the lower town.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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The city walls.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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View of the suburbs.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
|
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View of the arid central plains.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
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The Alcazar is a castle on a hill.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
 |
The Alcazar is a 13th century fortification. USA cartoonist Walt Disney used the design for his theme parks to represent Europe.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
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The Moors built the castle in the 13th century.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
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Tall conical roofs.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
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Detail of a Moorish window.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
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The building was added to by Felipe II.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
 |
Coat of arms.
|
1999 |
| Spain |
State / Province : Castile and Leon
City / Town : Segovia
Site / Event : The Alcazar
|
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Tower.
|
1999 |
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