National Pantheon of the Heroes

The National Pantheon of the Heroes (Panteón Nacional de los Héroes), whose full name National Pantheon of Heroes and Oratory of the Virgin of the Assumption (Panteón Nacional de los Héroes y Oratorio de la Virgen de la Asunción) is a building and landmark of Asunción, Paraguay, and a national monument of Paraguay. Located between Palma and Chile streets in the downtown area of the Paraguayan capital, it is considered of great architectural, artistic and cultural heritage. In October 1863, the then president Francisco Solano López ordered the construction of a chapel to the Assumption of Mary, which was designed by Italian architect Alejandro Ravizza, in collaboration with the builder Giacomo Colombino. Following the War of the Triple Alliance, the building remained unfinished, surrounded by scaffolding for over 70 years. Only after the Chaco War in 1936 was it completed and inaugurated on October 12 of that year, by presidential decree as the National Pantheon of Heroes. The National Pantheon is the state mausoleum, where lie the remains of various figures of great significance in Paraguayan history such as Carlos Antonio López (first constitutional president), Francisco Solano López, José Félix Estigarribia (hero of the Chaco War against Bolivia) and his wife. In addition, in the pantheon lie the child martyrs of the Battle of Acosta Ñu and two Unknown Sold

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