Altar de la Patria
Historic site in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the mausoleum in Santo Domingo. For the monument in Rome, see Altare della Patria. For the monument in Mexico City, see Altar a la Patria.
Altar de la Patria, or Altar of the Homeland, is a white marble mausoleum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that houses the remains of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, and Ramón Matías Mella, collectively known as Los Trinitarios. Within the mausoleum there are statues of the founding fathers, carved by Italian sculptor Nicholas Arrighini; there is as well an eternal flame that is kept lit in memory of the patriots. The Altar is within the Baluatre del Conde and is the main attraction of the Parque Independencia (Independence Park).
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Altar of the Homeland | |
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Native name Spanish: Altar de la Patria | |
Location | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Coordinates | 18.471237°N 69.892416°W / 18.471237; -69.892416 |
Built | 1976 |
Architect | Cristian Martínez Villanueva |
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