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The National Pantheon of Venezuela is a final resting place for national heroes. The Pantheon (Latin ''Pantheon'',〔Rarely ''Pantheum''. This rare usage appears in Pliny's ''Natural History'' (XXXVI.38) in describing this edifice: ''Agrippae Pantheum decoravit Diogenes Atheniensis; in columnis templi eius Caryatides probantur inter pauca operum, sicut in fastigio posita signa, sed propter altitudinem loci minus celebrata.''〕 from Greek ''Pantheon,'' meaning "Temple of all the Gods") 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 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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Pantheon of Venezuela」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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