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Santiago (/ ˌ s æ n t i ˈ ɑː ɡ oʊ /, US also / ˌ s ɑː n-/; [3] Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo]), also known as Santiago de Chile (Spanish: [san̪ˈtja.ɣo ðe ˈtʃi.le] ⓘ), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.
Plaza de Armas. The Plaza de Armas is the main square of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Plaza de Armas metro station is located under the square. Surrounding the square are some historic buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office Building, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago, and the building that serves as the seat of local government for Santiago ...
Gran Torre Santiago is part of the Costanera Center complex, which includes the largest shopping mall in Latin America, [9] two hotels and two additional office towers. Gran Torre Santiago is 300 metres (980 ft) tall and 64 stories high plus 6 basement floors, with a floor pitch of 4.1 metres (13 ft) and 107.125 m 2 (1,153.08 sq ft) in area.
Toesca died in 1799, before seeing his work finished, and military engineer Agustin Cavallero took over the project. The “Mint House of Santiago de Chile” finally opened in 1805. [5] In 1929, an annex was commissioned the then President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo to give the palace a facade to face the Alameda Avenue, the main street of ...
Before the arrival of the Spanish forces in Chile, the place where the shrine now stands was venerated by the indigenous population and known as Tupahue, meaning "Place of God" in Mapundungun. Some time after the founding of Santiago, a 10-meter cross was placed on the hill's summit, where it remained until the end of the 19th century.
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Richard J. Walter (2005), Politics and Urban Growth in Santiago, Chile, 1891-1941, California: Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804749824; Fernando Perez Oyarzun (2012), Taming The River & Building The City: Infrastructure And Public Space In Santiago de Chile 1750—1810 – via International Planning History Society; Manuel Tironi; et al ...
Front of Former National Congress Building, Santiago. The Former National Congress Building (ex Congreso Nacional) is the former home of the Chilean Congress.Congress met in this building in central Santiago until Salvador Allende's socialist government was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet's military coup d'état on September 11, 1973.