Free tour

The Pantheon of illustrious men of Madrid: Funerary sculpture from the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Madrid

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Languages: Spanish

Guru: Diana

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Registered on 13 April 2022

Hello! My name is Diana and I am from Madrid. I invite you to walk with me through the best works of urban art in Madrid. I am an art historian. I consider myself open, friendly and with the capacity and fluency to transmit what “Cuadros de la calle” means to me. cheer up!

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Hello again!

I am an art historian and I would like to present my new tour of the PANTHEON OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN OF Madrid , which in addition to being a beautiful neo-Byzantine building, contains within it some of the most impressive funerary monuments in our city.

Sculptors of the stature of Mariano Benlliure, Pedro Estany, Agustín Querol... are the protagonists of our tour.

WHAT WILL WE SEE?

FUNERAL MONUMENTS OF GREAT POLITICIANS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

1. THE MARQUIS OF DUERO: THE ALTARPIECE-TYPE PORTRAIT
2. MATEO SAGASTA: THE REALISM OF BENLLIURE
3. JOSE CANALEJAS: MURDER AT THE PUERTA DEL SOL
4. EDUARDO DATO: MURDER AT THE GATE OF ALCALÁ.
5. ROSES RIVER TOMB
6. CÁNOVAS DEL CASTILLO AND ITS BEAUTIFUL RELIEFS

I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT SCULPTURE, SO… YOU WILL SURELY ENJOY IT!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

C. Julián Gayarre, 3, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain

I will be waiting for you at the entrance of the Pantheon. I will be carrying a PINK folder.

Outside visit

Pantheon of Spain

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).