Dominican National Pantheon, Neoclassical mausoleum in Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Dominican National Pantheon is a neoclassical mausoleum located in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. White limestone walls rise to high vaulted ceilings, while an eternal flame burns beneath a copper chandelier in the central chamber.
Jesuits constructed the building between 1714 and 1746 as a church before it later served as a tobacco warehouse and theater. The government converted it into a national mausoleum in 1956.
The building has served as the final resting place for those who shaped the country for over six decades. Visitors enter a silent space where grave markers bearing engraved names are set into the floor.
The building stands on Calle Las Damas and opens daily for visitors without charging admission. Those entering the interior should remain quiet as it functions as a memorial site.
Spanish artist Rafael Pellicer created two large murals inside depicting the Ascension and the Last Judgment. These religious motifs remain from the building's original church function.
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