Pantheon of Illustrious Men

Pantheon of Illustrious Men
Panteón de Hombres Ilustres
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General information
LocationMadrid, Spain
OwnerPatrimonio Nacional
Official namePanteón de Hombres Ilustres
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1992
Reference no.RI-51-0007311

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

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

Notable structures

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ Baumert, Thomas; Márquez, Carmen Paradinas; Padilla, Andrés Sánchez (2020-07-03). A History of Spanish Institutions. ESIC Editorial. ISBN 978-84-17914-89-9.