| Pantheon of Illustrious Men | |
| Location: | Madrid, Spain |
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| Spanish Property of Cultural Interest | |
| Official name: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres | |
| Type: | Non-movable |
| Criteria: | Monument |
| Designated: | 1992[1] |
| Reference #: | RI-51-0007311 |
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Location of Pantheon of Illustrious Men in Spain
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The Pantheon of Illustrious Men (Spanish: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres) is a royal site in Madrid, under the administration of the Patrimonio Nacional. It was designed by Spanish architect Fernando Arbós y Tremanti, and is located in Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in the Retiro section of Madrid.
The pantheon houses the tombs of a number of famous Spaniards including:
The site also contains its own version of the statue of Liberty, an 1857 tomb designed by sculptors Federico Aparici, Ponciano Ponzano and Sabino Medina, moved here in 1912.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pantheon_of_Illustrious_Men Pantheon of Illustrious Men] at Wikimedia Commons
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