Valley of the Fallen
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The Valley of the Fallen is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid, Spain, built under Francisco Franco’s regime to honor those who died in the Spanish Civil War and long associated with Franco’s own burial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of the Fallen canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
ⓘ
memorial complex ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect |
Diego Méndez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Muguruza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francisco Franco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialType | mass graves ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Francoist regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| containsGravesOf |
Nationalist dead of the Spanish Civil War
ⓘ
Republican dead of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| controversy |
symbol of Francoist dictatorship
ⓘ
use of forced labor by political prisoners during construction ⓘ |
| coordinates | 40.642°N 4.147°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| crossHeight |
approximately 150 metres
ⓘ
approximately 500 feet ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | fallen of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| formerBurialPlaceOf |
Francisco Franco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José Antonio Primo de Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrancoBurialDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| FrancoExhumationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Benedictine abbey
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ cross ⓘ funicular railway (historical) ⓘ guest house and abbey buildings ⓘ large esplanade ⓘ underground crypt ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Bien de Interés Cultural (surrounding area/El Escorial complex context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra de Guadarrama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Patrimonio Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| notableFeature | gigantic stone cross ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials |
over 30,000
ⓘ
over 33,000 (approximate) ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1 April 1959 ⓘ |
| operator | Benedictine monks (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Valle de los Caídos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | memorial to those who died in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| region | Community of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| style | monumentalist architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | not inscribed ⓘ |
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