Pantheon of Illustrious Men
| Pantheon of Illustrious Men | |
|---|---|
| Native name Spanish: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres |
|
| 250px | |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 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:
- Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760-1828), dramatist
- Francisco de Paula Martinez de la Rosa (1789-1862), prime minister
- Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (1790-1853), politician
- Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas (1812-1873), politician, whose tomb is designed by Pedro Estany
- Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825-1903), prime minister, whose tomb is the work of sculptor Mariano Benlliure
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828-1897), prime minister, by Catalan sculptor Agustí Querol Subirats
- Eduardo Dato e Iradier (1856-1921), prime minister, by sculptor Mariano Benlliure
- José Canalejas (1854-1912), prime minister, by sculptor Mariano Benlliure
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
-
Panteón de Hombres Ilustres (Madrid) 04.jpg
Interior of the Pantheon of Illustrious Men
-
Tomb of six Spanish liberal politicians
-
Marqués del Duero.JPG
Tomb of the Marqués del Duero
-
Sagasta.JPG
Tomb of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
-
Mausoleo de Antonio Ríos Rosas 02.jpg
Tomb of Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas
-
Eduardo Dato.JPG
Tomb of Eduardo Dato
-
Tomb of José Canalejas
_02.jpg)
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
| Royal Palaces |
 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Monasteries | ||
| Other | ||
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
.svg){kind=small} |
This article about a Spanish building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
