Caracas is the capital of Venezuela, located in a mountain valley in the north of the country, the commercial and cultural center of the republic. Here in the National Pantheon, founded in the 19th century on the territory of the Old City, the leader of the struggle for the independence of the Spanish colonies in America and the national hero of Venezuela, Simon Bolivar, is buried. Not far from the National Pantheon, there is a monument of Romanesque architecture of the 17th century – the Cathedral of Caracas. The city is dominated by the Central Park urban complex with twin towers 225 m high.