São Vicente

Philip took a great interest in the building of the Escorial, and also had the plans of São Vicente submitted to him in 1590.

As at São Vicente, the west front has a lower order of huge Doric pilasters nearly fifty feet high.

Though not the first to be built, São Vicente being the least injured may be taken before the others.

In São Vicente the cornice was carried on corbels crossing the frieze, and so was continuous258 and unbroken.

It is no use telling a tramway conductor to stop near the Torre de São Vicente.