Architecture

National Pantheon of the Heroes, detail of the rear facade

Asunción, Paraguay

Panteón Nacional de los Héroes [Spanish]
Oratorio de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción y Panteón Nacional de los Héroes [Spanish]
National Pantheon of the Heroes, detail of the rear facade

Architecture

structure overview
National Pantheon of the Heroes

Architecture: National Pantheon of the Heroes

full/alternative names
Oratory of Our Lady of the Assumption and National Pantheon of the Heroes
historic names
La Huerta de Francia [Spanish]
built
1864-1936
culture
Paraguayan
style/period
Neoclassical
work type by function
pantheon, mausoleum
architectural element(s)
oratory
architect / constr. phase
1863-1864
Alejandro Ravizza,
Giácomo Colombino
original project (construction stopped because of the War of the Triple Alliance)
1935-1936
Brunon Paprocki
finalization after the Chaco War

Specifications

Specifications: National Pantheon of the Heroes

area
900 m²
number cupolas
1

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Paraguay » Asunción » La Catedral » Catedral
local language location name
location:
Asunción [Spanish]
country:
Paraguay [Spanish]
Paraguái [Guarani]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,042 × 4,965  pixel
25.8 × 42.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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