National Pantheon of the Heroes

It is located between the Palma and Chile streets in the downtown of the capital of Paraguay, and it is considered of great architectural, artistic and cultural heritage.

In October 1863, the then president Francisco Solano López ordered the construction of the chapel of the Virgin of the Asuncion, which was designed by Italian architect Alejandro Ravizza, in collaboration with the builder Giacomo Colombino.

Only after the Chaco War in 1936 was able to finish and was inaugurated on October 12 of that year, by presidential decree in the National Pantheon of Heroes.

Within the enclosure of the pantheon have set countless illustrious honorary plaques sent by foreign rulers, kings and princes.

It is customary in Asuncion that when something historic happens (such as the victory of Fernando Lugo in the 2008 elections) people flock with their flags to the street in front of it and celebrate the event.