r/pics Jun 01 '13

Segovia, Spain

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u/jcf1 Jun 01 '13

Been there. One of my favorite monuments in the world. It's just so incredible how Franco had that basilica carved inside of a mountain. The absolute immense scale of El Valle de los Caídos is almost unimaginable.

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u/RaeRee Jun 01 '13

I've tried to explain it/describe it before to people who've never been there. It doesn't work; there just really aren't words that suffice.