National Pantheon of Venezuela


The National Pantheon of Venezuela is a final resting place for national heroes.
The Pantheon was created in the 1870s on the site of a ruined church on the northern edge of the old town of Caracas, Venezuela.
The entire central nave is dedicated to Simón Bolívar, with the altar's place taken by the hero's bronze sarcophagus, while lesser luminaries are relegated to the aisles. The national pantheon's vault is covered with 1930s paintings depicting scenes from Bolívar's life, and the huge crystal chandelier glittering overhead was installed in 1883 on the centennial of his birth. The Pantheon was reopened in 2013 after a 3 year long process of expansion and restoration.

Gallery


Image:Santísima Trinidad Church.jpg|Santísima Trinidad Church, 1874
Image:the old facade of the National Pantheon.jpg|Old facade of the National Pantheon, 1912
File:Panteón Nacional de Venezuela desde el MINCI.jpg|Panteón Nacional de Venezuela
Image:Monument to Francisco de Miranda - National Pantheon.jpg|Cenotaph of Francisco de Miranda
Image:Sucre´s Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Cenotaph of Antonio José de Sucre
Image:Páez sculpture - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to José Antonio Páez
Image:Andrés Bello Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Cenotaph of Andrés Bello
Image:José María Vargas statue - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to José María Vargas
Image:Santiago Mariño statue - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to Santiago Mariño
Image:José Gregorio Monagas monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to José Gregorio Monagas
Image:1st Republic Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|First Republic Monument
Image:Federation Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Federation's Monument

List of people who are buried at the Pantheon

The following personalities in the preceding list are not buried in the Pantheon because their remains have not been found, but it has been decreed by the Venezuelan authorities they should be:
The following person is not buried in the Pantheon but an empty tomb is kept there, next to Simon Bolivar's in the hopes that his remains will return to his homeland:
Central Nave
Right Nave
Left Nave