Pantheon of Illustrious Men

Pantheon of Illustrious Men
Native name
Spanish: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres
Location Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°24′22″N 3°41′01″W / 40.406063°N 3.683623°W / 40.406063; -3.683623Coordinates: 40°24′22″N 3°41′01″W / 40.406063°N 3.683623°W / 40.406063; -3.683623
Official name: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1992[1]
Reference no. RI-51-0007311
Location of Pantheon of Illustrious Men in Spain

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.

Notable interments

The pantheon houses the tombs of a number of famous Spaniards including:

Notable structures

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.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain (Spanish).

External links

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