Historical gardens
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The man-made terracing that surrounds the southern and eastern façades of the Royal Monastery contained the Friars' Garden and the Gardens of the King and Queen. The viewing platform looks out over the lake, the market gardens of El Bosquecillo and La Herrería, with the peaks of Las Machotas as a backdrop. Gardeners were summoned by Felipe II to plant squares of boxwood hedging with brightly coloured flowers, resembling "fine carpets brought from Damascus" planted within, although these have now been replaced with original hedge designs. The neoclassical gardens of the House...
Princes’ and Queen’s House
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1545241568692{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Princes' and Queen's House is located on the stone forecourt (or lonja) of the Monastery on its western side. It is the first great work of Juan de Villanueva in his professional career. The house was created to house the servants or families of Princes Gabriel, Antonio Pascual and Francisco Javier during the visits of His Majesty. The house has a rectangular floor plan, with the longer side being five times the length of the shorter side, and was built on three levels: the lower-ground floor entrance,...
The Company Quarters
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1545241568692{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Company Quarters were designed by Francisco de Mora, architect, and disciple and follower of Juan de Herrera. The construction work was undertaken between 1590 and 1597, with the aim of housing in a single building all the warehousing, services and animals of the Hieronymite Community, the religious order entrusted with the care and maintenance of the Monastery. The main building of the Company Quarters had a square floor plan with a square interior patio, and there was a first floor with fifteen arches per side on square...
House of Trades (1st and 2nd)
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1545241568692{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Although physically separate, the First and Second House of Trades make up an edifice conceived as a single unit. The concept for the houses arose out of the lack of space at the Monastery for housing all the palace quarters. Designed by Juan de Herrera, and beyond the walls of the monastery, the work was directed by Herrera and later by Francisco de Mora between 1587 and 1596. Located between the low-level stone esplanades, or the lonja, and the high-level street currently known as Floridablanca, they were a...
Prince’s Cottage or Upper cottage
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Royal House of Prince
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Royal Monastery
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