See Also: El Escorial(encyclopedia)
Escorial(dictionary)
Monastery and Site of El Escorial near Madrid(tourism)

untamed (iou) and El Escorial (sh)


untamed (iou)



untamed adjective. ME.
[from UN-1 + tamed pa. pple of TAME verb1.]
Not tamed; wild; unsubdued.

El Escorial (sh)




Palace-monastery northwest of Madrid, built in 1563-67 for Philip II.

It is the burial place of Spanish sovereigns and one of the largest religious establishments in the world. It was conceived by Juan Bautista de Toledo (1530-1597) and completed by Juan de Herrera (งใ 1530-1597), who is considered responsible for its architectural style. Its plan is a giant rectangle, with a domed church at the center flanked by the palace, monastery, college, library, cloisters, and courts. The massive granite walls, relieved only by a series of unadorned windows and Doric pilasters, with no concession to decorative richness, produced an austerity beyond anything the Italian Renaissance ever envisaged.