Pantheon of Illustrious Men
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Panteón de Hombres Ilustres | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Owner | Patrimonio Nacional |
| Official name | Panteón de Hombres Ilustres |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1992 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Interior of the Pantheon of Illustrious Men -
Tomb of six Spanish liberal politicians -
Tomb of the Marqués del Duero -
Tomb of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta -
Tomb of Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas -
Tomb of Eduardo Dato -
Tomb of José Canalejas -
Tomb of Antonio Cánovas
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References
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- ^ Baumert, Thomas; Márquez, Carmen Paradinas; Padilla, Andrés Sánchez (2020-07-03). A History of Spanish Institutions. ESIC Editorial. ISBN 978-84-17914-89-9.