In your essential tourist visit of the Escorial monastery, In the Sierra de Madrid, without a doubt the highlight of it will be when you go down to see the Pantheon of Kings.
The undoubted majesty of the room occupied by the Pantheon of Kings is combined with the historical importance of the place, since almost all the kings of Spain after Carlos I.
Precisely, a basic purpose of Felipe II to order the construction of the El Escorial Monastery was to house the tombs of the kings of Spain.
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How to visit the Pantheon of Kings of the Escorial monastery
During the visit on your own, to the impressive Pantheon of Kings of the Escorial monastery You will enter after having visited the royal rooms of the Habsburg Palace, and before reaching the Chapter Rooms.
This corner is also one of the culminating stages of the guided tours which you can sign up to visit this great monument of the Region of Madrid.
Where the Kings of Spain are buried
El Pantheon of Kings It is located 15 meters deep, just under the main altar of the Basilica of the Monastery of El Escorial.
Curiosities about the history of the Pantheon of Kings
It was the last room to be built during the prolonged works of the monastery, which was due to the problems caused by a well that was in the chosen place.
Build in 17th century baroque style, in the ornate decoration of the Pantheon of Kings You'll see a lot of marble and gilded bronze, as well as bronze lamps.
In this high circular room you can see 26 tombs where are the remains of the kings of the Austrian and Bourbon dynasties, as well as the queens consorts who have been mothers of a king.
At Pantheon of Kings only the remains of Philip V, buried in the Royal Farm Palace, and Ferdinand VI, which is in the Convent of the Royal Salesas.
Amadeus I of Savoy y Joseph I Bonaparte They are not buried in the Escorial monastery either.
Of the 26 tombs that you can see in your visit to the Pantheon of Kings, three of them are still empty.
However, they are waiting for the transfer of the remains of the Queen Victoria Eugenia and Counts of Barcelona, father and mother of the previous king Juan Carlos.
These remains are currently found in the rotten place, room next to Pantheon of Kings where they must remain for 25 years before finally resting in said pantheon.
Therefore, in the current Pantheon of Kings there is no place for the aforementioned king emeritus Juan Carlos and his descendants, including king philip.
We'll see what decisions are made in the future in this regard...
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