Herrera, J. de - Erera

Japanese: エレラ，J.de - えれら

…The monastery was dedicated to Saint Laurentius (San Lorenzo) and its official name is the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. In 1563, King Philip II ordered the construction of the monastery to be carried out by Juan Bautista de Toledo (?-1567), who was the second architect of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. After his death, Juan de Herrera (1530-97) took over and completed it in 1585. The monastery has a Greek cross-shaped church with a dome (95m high) in the center, a villa and a monastery on either side, and a mausoleum for the royal family in the basement. …

From the Herrera Style

…The name of this style is derived from Juan de Herrera (1530-97), the architect of the El Escorial Monastery and Palace, a masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance architecture. This style embodied what Philip II, the promoter of the Counter-Reformation, called "simple forms, strict overall structure, unpretentious elegance, and dignity without ostentation." …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Herrera, J.de" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…聖ラウレンティウス(サン･ロレンソ)に捧げられ，正式名称はサン･ロレンソ･デ･エル･エスコリアル修道院。1563年フェリペ2世が，ローマのサン･ピエトロ大聖堂の次席建築家をつとめたトレドJuan Bautista de Toledo(？‐1567)に建設を命じ，その没後エレラJuan de Herrera(1530‐97)が引きつぎ，85年に完成。ドーム(高さ95m)を頂くギリシア十字プランの教会を中央に，左右に離宮と修道院を配し，教会地下に歴代王家の霊廟を設ける。…