Royal Pantheon of Compostela
The Royal Pantheon of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is where, within the cathedral, are the tombs of two kings and other prominent people of the Kingdom of Galicia.Photo: Lancastermerrin88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tomb
- Description: Cathedral funerary space in Galicia, Spain
- Also known as: “Panteón Real da Catedral de Santiago de Compostela” and “Royal Pantheon of Santiago de Compostela”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santiago Cathedral Museum and Plaza del Obradoiro.
Plaza del Obradoiro
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Praza do Obradoiro is main square of the Santiago de Compostela old town, although not placed at the real centre. It lies to the West of the main façade of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, and thus the Pórtico da Gloria must be crossed to get into the building from the square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City of Culture of Galicia and O Monte Gaiás.
City of Culture of Galicia
Neighborhood
Photo: P.Lameiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City of Culture of Galicia is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman.
Lamas de Abade
Hamlet
Photo: Compostela JM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lamas de Abade is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Royal Pantheon of Compostela.
Royal Pantheon of Compostela
- Categories: pantheon, historic site, and burial
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.88043° or 42° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.54477° or 8° 32′ 41″ westOpen location code
8CJHVFJ4+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 12329029745OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q12397057
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Royal Pantheon of Compostela” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Panteón Real de la catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Asturian: “Panteón Real de Santiago de Compostela”
- Breton: “Panteon Roueel Iliz-veur Sant-Jakez a Gompostel”
- Catalan: “Panteó Reial de Santiago de Compostel·la”
- French: “panthéon royal de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle”
- French: “Panthéon royal de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle”
- Galician: “Panteón Real da Catedral de Santiago”
- Galician: “Panteón Real”
- Spanish: “Panteón Real de la catedral de Santiago de Compostela”
- Spanish: “Panteón Real de la catedral de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Panteón Real de Santiago de Compostela”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela das Reliquias and Capela de Alba.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Órganos da Catedral de Santiago de Compostela and Botafumeiro.
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