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Abadía Benedictina de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos - Benedictine Abbey of Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos

Carved out of the rock.

A grandiose funeral monument built between 1940 and 1956 in memory of the victims of the 1936 Spanish Civil War. It comprises a huge stone cross and the basilica itself.

The Santa Cruz Basilica is located some 13 km north of El Escorial, at a site known as the 'Valle de los Caídos' ('valley of the fallen'). It is a grandiose funeral monument built between 1940 and 1956 in memory of the victims of the 1936 Civil War. It comprises a huge stone cross and the basilica itself, carved out of the rock. The structure of the basilica is formed by an open transept with a dome decorated with mosaics, and a crypt dug out of the rock, the site of the main altar. In the crypt are the tombs of José Antonio Primo de Rivera and Francisco Franco, amongst others.

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Konstruksjon: Basilika

Opprinnelse: 20. århundre

Kunsthistorisk periode: Historisistisk

Historisk periode: 20. århundre

Omgivelser: Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

Sted

Carretera de Guadarrama/El Escorial

28209 Cuelgamuros, San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid)

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Tlf.:+34 918905611/ +34 918901398

Faks:+34 918905544

Nyttig informasjon

Fra 01 okt til 31 mar

fra Tirsdag til Søndag

Kontinuerlig åpningstid

fra 10:00 til 18:00

Lukkedager: Mandag

Fra 01 apr til 30 sep

fra Tirsdag til Søndag

Kontinuerlig åpningstid

fra 10:00 til 19:00

Lukkedager: Mandag

Closed: 1 May, 17 July, 10 August, and 24, 25 and 31 December.

Only the basilica is open to visitors; the abbey is private.

Priser

Generelt: 5€

Redusert: 2,50€

Gratis inngang

children under 5, on 18 May, large families, ICOM members, disabled persons, and on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons for EU and Latin-American citizens.