The Real Coliseo Carlos III of San Lorenzo de El Escorial !!!

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This is a dandy most often overlook in a very popular spot in my beloved Spain. You can say this is an off the beaten path in San Lorenzo de El Escorial; see the Real Coliseo Carlos III or Royal Coliseum Charles III , I will update this post on text and links with new picture found in my cd rom vault for you and me;, Therefore, here is my take on the Real Coliseo Carlos III of San Lorenzo de El Escorial !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

This of course is the wonderful worldly San Lorenzo de El Escorial. It always amazes me since coming to this City with my then dear girlfriend later late wife Martine with a funny story, see posts. This one off the beaten path monument in the City that is worth the detour, me think.  The  Real Coliseo Carlos III is located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial; Comunidad de Madrid ,and in the kingdom of Spain, It was built in the 18C, and the only one that keeps the theater typology of that century intact, hence it is one of the oldest covered theaters preserved in Spain.

The Spanish Bourbon court, very fond of this entertainment (learned in France), set out to provide the Royal Sites with places destined for permanent theaters suitable for receiving Italian and French performance companies. Reigning king Carlos III, between 1770 and 1778, hired the French architect Jaime Marquet to performs three of the theaters of the Court, those of the Royal Sites of Aranjuez, El Pardo and San Lorenzo de El Escorial.  Construction begins in 1771 and the following year was already finished.

The historic building has a rectangular plan with an axial axis, the room acting as a structuring element of the theatrical ensemble. This has a “U” shape and it opens the wide body of the stage, rectangular, where the original combs of the 18C are preserved. It has two levels of boxes on the existing ones on the ground floor and between the latter and the floor platform, there is also an intermediate level of running seats. The room is accessed from a hall that occupies the entire front of the main facade, with two stairs to the upper bodies. 

Externally, the building has a compact appearance, with three-sided roofs, the body intended to house the armor of the stage comb rising above the set. The main façade, with a very simple layout, has two heights on the ground floor and is framed by chained pilasters. On the ground floor, the four interior access openings are located, corresponding to these holes those of upper floors, consisting of balconies on the noble floor and windows on the upper floor, with the upper openings being close together. On the main façade the central gaps on the ground floor are covered with a classic porticoes atrium supported by three pairs of columns on plinths, which is topped with a metal balustrade.

The San Lorenzo de El Escorial tourist office on the Real Coliseo:  https://www.sanlorenzoturismo.es/en/what-to-visit/carlos-iii-royal-coliseum-theatre/

The Comunidad de Madrid tourist office on the Real Coliseo:  https://www.comunidad.madrid/centros/real-coliseo-carlos-iii-san-lorenzo-escorial

The Madrid tourist office on the Real Coliseo : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/real-coliseo-carlos-iii

There you go folks, another dandy especially for a performing visit at night in lovely quant San Lorenzo de El Escorial, a lot more than a monastery. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Real Coliseo Carlos III of San Lorenzo de El Escorial !!! as I 

And remember, happy travel, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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