74 Sights in Santiago, Chile (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Santiago, Chile! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Santiago. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Santiago

1. Alexander Von Humboldt

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Alexander Von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography, while his advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement pioneered modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring.

Wikipedia: Alexander von Humboldt (EN)

2. José Martí

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José Martí

José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was very politically active and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence". From adolescence on, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.

Wikipedia: José Martí (EN), Website

3. Diego Portales

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Diego Portales

Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos was a Chilean statesman and entrepreneur. As a minister of president José Joaquín Prieto's government, he played a pivotal role in shaping the state and politics in the 19th century, delivering with the Constitution of 1833 the framework of the Chilean state for almost a century. Portales' influential political policies included unitarianism, presidentialism and conservatism which led to the consolidation of Chile as a constitutional, authoritarian republic with the franchise restricted to upper class men.

Wikipedia: Diego Portales (EN)

4. Cristo de Mayo

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The Lord of Agony, popularly known as Christ of May or Lord of the Tremors, is a venerated wooden crucifix of Chilean Baroque and colonial sacred art, guarded by the Augustinian friars in the Church of San Agustín. The sculpture was carved in 1613 by Fray Pedro De Figueroa O.S.A. and was the first by a known author in Chile. After the Earthquake of 1647, an annual procession began that became the oldest tradition in the country. The figure has also been related to Catalina de los Ríos y Lísperguer.

Wikipedia: Cristo de Mayo (ES)

5. Javiera Carrera

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Javiera Carrera / PD

Francisca Xaviera Eudoxia Rudecinda Carmen de los Dolores de la Carrera y Verdugo, better known as Javiera Carrera, was a Chilean independence activist. Together with her brothers José Miguel, Juan José and Luis, she was one of the leading figures of the early Chilean struggle for independence during the period known as the Patria Vieja. She is credited with having sewn the first national flag of Chile and is considered to be the "Mother of Chile".

Wikipedia: Javiera Carrera (EN)

6. Cerro Santa Lucía

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Santa Lucía Hill, also known in Mapuche as Huelén Hill, is a small hill in the centre of Santiago, Chile. It is situated between Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in the south, Santa Lucía Street in the west and Victoria Subercaseaux on the east. An adjacent metro station is named after it. The hill has an altitude of 629 m and a height of 69 m over the surrounding area. The hill is the remnant of a volcano 15 million years old.

Wikipedia: Santa Lucía Hill (EN)

7. O'Higgins Park

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O'Higgins Park, covering approximately 75 hectares, is Santiago, Chile's second largest public park after Metropolitan Park. It is situated in the center of the capital city, within the Santiago Commune.

Wikipedia: O'Higgins Park (EN)

8. Palacio Concha

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The Concha Palace is a French-style mansion that is located in the gardens of what was the demolished Concha-Cazotte palace in the heritage Concha y Toro neighborhood of Santiago de Chile. Built in 1920 by order of Enrique Renard Gómez de Silva after the Concha-Cazotte fell into decline and was divided into lots by the widow of Enrique Concha y Toro, it has been restored to its original form and is used as an event center.

Wikipedia: Palacio Concha (ES)

9. Bandera Bicentenario

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The Bicentennial Flag is a monumental Chilean flag located in the central flag of the Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, in the Plaza de la Ciudadanía, located in the city of Santiago, capital of Chile.

Wikipedia: Bandera Bicentenario (ES)

10. Teatro Caupolicán

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Teatro Caupolicán is a theatre and music venue located on the San Diego street in Santiago, Chile. It was opened in 1936. During its long history has hosted sporting, political, and cultural events. Currently is an important concert venue for popular Chilean and international artists, with a seating capacity of 4,500 and a total capacity of 5,400.

Wikipedia: Teatro Caupolicán (EN), Link

11. Daniel Zamudio

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Daniel Zamudio Self-made by subject, or taken by family or friend / Fair use

Daniel Mauricio Zamudio Vera was a Chilean man whose murder in 2012 became a symbol against homophobic violence in Chile. Zamudio, who identified as gay, was beaten and tortured for several hours in San Borja Park in downtown Santiago on March 2, 2012, by four attackers linked to a neo-Nazi gang. His death and the subsequent media attention helped accelerate legislation against discrimination and opened doors to greater acceptance and tolerance of differences in the conservative country.

Wikipedia: Murder of Daniel Zamudio (EN)

12. Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos

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The Museum of Memory and Human Rights is a museum in Santiago, Chile, which commemorates the victims of human rights violations during the military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990. It was inaugurated by then-president Michelle Bachelet on January 11, 2010, as part of government's commemoration of the bicentennial of Chile.

Wikipedia: Museum of Memory and Human Rights (EN)

13. Museo Histórico Militar

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The Historical and Military Museum of Chile or in its acronym MHM, is an establishment located in the commune of Santiago, Chile. Of a permanent nature, it is a non-profit institution, open to the public and at the service of society and its development. The administration of the museum is in charge of the Garrison of the Chilean Army. It was created to make known to the citizens the military history of Chile and its value as a historical-cultural heritage, the formation of the nation and also to publicize the values and traditions of the Army.

Wikipedia: Museo Histórico y Militar de Chile (ES)

14. Iglesia de la Gratitud Nacional

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The National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, initially named the Church of National Gratitude to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a neo-Gothic style temple in Santiago de Chile that is located in the same place where, during colonial times, the hermitage of San Miguel stood.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Gratitud Nacional (ES)

15. Casa de los Diez

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The house of Los Diez is a large house located in the center of Santiago de Chile, built at the end of the colonial era and chosen in 1923 as the headquarters of the so-called Group of the Ten. Located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Tarapacá, it was declared a national monument in September 1997.

Wikipedia: Casa de Los Diez (ES)

16. Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda

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Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda is a cultural facility located in Santiago, Chile, under Plaza de la Ciudadanía, in the southern façade of the Palacio de La Moneda. It is intended to place the Chilean capital in the international cultural circuit, allowing participative and formative access for all citizens to the cultural and audiovisual richness of the nation.

Wikipedia: Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda (EN)

17. Teatro Cariola

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The Cariola Theater is a theater located in the commune of Santiago, Province of Santiago, Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile. Built between 1949 and 1954 and inaugurated in the latter, it is considered the most important theater in Santiago after the Municipal. It was declared a national monument, under the category of Historical Monument, by Decree No. 548, of the Ministry of Education, on December 17, 2012 and published in the Official Gazette on January 24, 2013.

Wikipedia: Teatro Cariola (ES)

18. Museo del Ahorro

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The BancoEstado Savings Museum is a Chilean museum founded by Banco del Estado in 1990 and inaugurated on December 22, 1992, and is located in the bank's headquarters at 25 Morandé Street, 2nd underground, in front of the Plaza de la Ciudadanía.

Wikipedia: Museo del Ahorro (ES)

19. Castillo Forestal

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The forest castle is a heritage building also known as El Castillito, built at the beginning of the 20th century and located in the Norponiente corner of the Forest Park, in front of the National Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Santiago de Chile (Chile). Currently the place houses Café-Restroido Brasserie du Castillo Forestal, and the Toy Museum.

Wikipedia: Castillo Forestal (ES)

20. Planetario Chile

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The Chile Planetarium, also known as the Planetarium of the University of Santiago de Chile or Usach Planetarium, is located in the premises of said university in the commune of Estación Central, Santiago de Chile. Since its inauguration in the 1980s, it has become one of the main tourist settings in Santiago. It is one of the 50 most reputable audiovisual centers for astronomical dissemination in the world, and its 20-meter diameter dome places it among the largest planetariums.

Wikipedia: Planetario Chile (ES), Website

21. Railway Museum

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The Santiago Railway Museum is located in the Quinta Normal Park in the capital of Chile. It is managed by the Private Corporation for the Dissemination of Science and Technology. It has one of the main railway collections of steam locomotives in South America.

Wikipedia: Museo Ferroviario de Santiago (ES), Website

22. Palacio Irarrázabal

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The Irarrázabal Palace or the Círculo Español Palace is a former residential palace located in Santiago de Chile and current headquarters of the Círculo Español social center in Santiago. It was designed by Chilean architect Alberto Cruz Montt for the Irarrázabal Fernández family in 1906.

Wikipedia: Palacio Irarrázabal (ES)

23. Bernardo O'Higgins

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Bernardo O'Higgins Carlos yo / CC BY-SA 4.0

The monument to Bernardo O'Higgins is a bronze sculpture on a marble base, which represents the moment when Bernardo O'Higgins crosses with his horse over a defeated enemy of the royalist troops in the battle of Rancagua in 1814. It is located in the Alameda in front of the Palacio de La Moneda, in the Plaza de la Ciudadanía in the city of Santiago, Chile.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Bernardo O'Higgins (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

24. Teatro Coliseo

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The Teatro Coliseo is a concert hall located on Nataniel Cox Street next to the Plaza de la Ciudadanía, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. With two stalls, it has a capacity of 2500 people.

Wikipedia: Teatro Coliseo (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

25. Palacio Íñiguez

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The Íñiguez Palace or Íñiguez Building is a building located in Santiago, the capital of Chile, on the corner of Avenida Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins and Calle Dieciocho. Built in 1908 for Eduardo Iñiguez Tagle and Loreto Undurraga as their residence, it was the work of architects and builders Alberto Cruz Montt and Ricardo Larraín Bravo.

Wikipedia: Palacio Íñiguez (ES)

26. Jardín Chileno Carlos Muñoz Pizarro

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Carlos Muñoz Pizarro was a Chilean botanist born in the city of Coquimbo and deceased on May 12, 1976 in New York City. He was well known for his studies of the Chilean flora, its conservation and as university professor.

Wikipedia: Carlos Muñoz Pizarro (EN)

27. Palacio Astoreca

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The Astoreca Palace is a residential palace located on Calle Dieciocho, between Padre Felipe Gómez de Vidaurre and Padre Alonso de Ovalle streets, Santiago de Chile. In French style, today it houses the College of Accountants of Chile.

Wikipedia: Palacio Astoreca (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

28. Palacio Piwonka Jilabert

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The Piwonka Palace is located at 412 Ejército Avenue in front of the church of San Lázaro in the Santiago district of the capital of Chile. It is one of the palaces that is part of the Eighteenth Quarter and is used as the Central House by the Diego Portales University, which restored it while maintaining its initial attributes.

Wikipedia: Palacio Piwonka (ES)

29. Church of Saint Augustine

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Iglesia de San Agustín — Our Lady of Grace, commonly known as Church of St Augustine or Templo de San Agustín, is owned by the Order of Saint Augustine. It is a Catholic church, located at the southeast corner of Agustinas and Estado streets, in downtown Santiago, Chile.

Wikipedia: Iglesia San Agustín, Chile (EN), Website

30. Altar de la Patria

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The Altar of the Homeland is a Chilean monument located under the Plaza de la Ciudadanía in Santiago de Chile, between Nataniel Cox and Zenteno streets. The work consists of a crypt located under where the "Eternal Flame of Freedom" was originally located, until its transfer to the Military School in 2004. It contains the remains of Chile's Supreme Director, Bernardo O'Higgins, and a timeline that tells the history of that country.

Wikipedia: Altar de la Patria (Chile) (ES)

31. Palacio Ariztía

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The Ariztía Palace is a historic building in the city of Santiago de Chile, it was the seat of the Chamber of Deputies in Santiago, until 2006, when the offices of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate returned to the building of the former National Congress of Chile.

Wikipedia: Palacio Ariztía (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

32. Museo de la Educación Gabriela Mistral

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The Gabriela Mistral Education Museum (MEGM) was founded on September 13, 1941 and operates in the west wing of the former Normal School of Preceptors, located at the intersection of Chacabuco and Compañía de Jesús streets, in the Yungay neighborhood of the commune of Santiago, Chile.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Educación Gabriela Mistral (ES)

33. Iglesia San Lazaro

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The church of San Lázaro is a Catholic temple dedicated to San Lázaro located on Calle Ejército Libertador corner Gorbea, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. Inaugurated on August 15, 1930, it is under the administration of the Order of the Mother of God. It was declared a National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, by Supreme Decree No. 21, of January 16, 1992.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Lázaro (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

34. Palacio Errázuriz Urmeneta

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Palacio Errázuriz Urmeneta Carlos yo / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Errázuriz Urmeneta Palace is a neoclassical-inspired building located at 1656 Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in Santiago de Chile, in the heart of the Dieciocho neighborhood, a favorite place of Santiago's high society in the nineteenth century. It was built by the Italian architect Eusebio Chelli at the request of Maximiano Errázuriz in 1872. The mansion dazzled the society of the time with its luxury and was cataloged by many as the best house in Santiago, putting it above the Cousiño Palace.

Wikipedia: Palacio Errázuriz Urmeneta (ES)

35. Memoria Visual de una Nación

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Visual Memory of a Nation is a mural made by the Chilean painter Mario Toral, of 1200 square meters, thematically divided into two parts: Past and Present, which correspond to the eastern and western sectors of the Universidad de Chile station at the level of the platforms, separated by the mesanine. The great pictorial piece recreates as a "true visual narrative" the general history of Chile, rescuing its most significant milestones from the perspective of the artist, who develops a work heir to the Latin American mural tradition, founded in Mexico at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Wikipedia: Memoria visual de una nación (ES)

36. Casona Cienfuegos 41

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The Casona Cienfuegos 41 was built in 1926, designed by Ismael Edwards Matte and Federico Bieregel, being Ismael Edwards Matte the first owner of this Casona. It comprises 1700 m² built on a plot of 935 square meters, designed in the neo-Gothic and medieval style.

Wikipedia: Casona Cienfuegos 41 (ES)

37. Museo Infantil

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The Children's Museum is a museum located in the Quinta Normal Park in the city of Santiago, Chile. It is managed by the Private Corporation for the Dissemination of Science and Technology (Corpdicyt). It is aimed at children from 2 to 13 years of age.

Wikipedia: Museo Infantil (Chile) (ES), Website

38. Iglesia de San Pedro

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The Church of San Pedro is a temple Catholic street located on Mac Iver Street, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. Designed by the architect Emilio Doyère, and inaugurated in 1896, it is under the administration of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. The church was declared a historical monument by Supreme Decree No. 705 of October 8, 1990.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Pedro (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

39. Teatro Huemul

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The Huemul Theater is an old theater located at 1367 Bio Street, in the Huemul neighborhood, in the city of Santiago de Chile. It was declared a National Monument in the category of Historical Monument in March 2016.

Wikipedia: Teatro Huemul (ES)

40. Castillo Hidalgo

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The Hidalgo Castle is a building located at the top of Santa Lucía Hill, in the city of Santiago, Chile. It was built in 1816 by order of the governor of Chile during the Reconquest, Casimiro Marcó del Pont, for the defense of the city, with the name of Santa Lucía Battery. The design and engineering works of the fort or castle were under the direction of the Brigadier of the Royal Corps of Engineers Manuel Olaguer Feliú.

Wikipedia: Castillo Hidalgo (ES)

41. Salvador Allende Gossens

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Salvador Allende GossensRobert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK / CC BY 2.0

The Monument to Salvador Allende is a bronze sculpture located in the Plaza de la Constitución of La Moneda Palace, in Santiago de Chile inaugurated in 2000 as a tribute to President Salvador Allende on his birthday. The 3-meter sculpture was sculpted by the artist Arturo Hevia. Its inauguration was held in the presence of President Ricardo Lagos.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Salvador Allende (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

42. Museo de Arte Contemporaneo

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The Versailles Palace is a building located in the Quinta Normal Park in the city of Santiago, Chile. It was built in 1918 as the headquarters of the National Society of Agriculture, later becoming the headquarters of the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Chile, and the outpatient clinic of the San Juan de Dios Hospital, until since 2005 it has housed the Quinta Normal headquarters of the Museum of Contemporary Art. It was declared a National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, by Exempt Decree No. 949, of November 5, 2004.

Wikipedia: Palacio Versailles (ES)

43. Ex Asilo de las Hermanitas de los Pobres de Santiago

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The Asylum of the Little Sisters of the Poor of Santiago is a building located on Carmen Street at the corner of Ventura Lavalle, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. Built in 1898, it functioned as a convent and as an asylum until the earthquake of 2010, which left the building with serious damage, having to be evicted. It was declared a National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, by Decree No. 151, of March 19, 2012. Then, in 2017, it was acquired by the Mayor of Santiago, Felipe Alessandri Vergara, for the Municipality, to be transformed into a Town Hall Building and Community Center for the residents of the Matta Sur sector. It is expected to open its doors in 2023.

Wikipedia: Asilo de las Hermanitas de los Pobres de Santiago (ES)

44. Pedro de Valdivia

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The equestrian statue of Pedro de Valdivia, located in the Plaza de Armas of the city of Santiago, Chile, is a bronze sculpture that represents the conquistador Pedro de Valdivia with the founding act of the capital. The work of sculptor Enrique Pérez, it was inaugurated on July 25, 1963 in its original location at the northern access to Santa Lucía Hill.

Wikipedia: Estatua ecuestre de Pedro de Valdivia (ES)

45. Antiguo Teatro Carrera

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The Carrera Theater is an old theater located in the Concha y Toro neighborhood, specifically on Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue, between Maturana and Concha y Toro streets, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. Opened in 1927, a restaurant and bar has been operating in the place since 2012. The theater was declared a National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, by Decree No. 487, of September 29, 1989.

Wikipedia: Teatro Carrera (ES)

46. Parque Quinta Normal

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Quinta Normal Park is an urban park in the city of Santiago, Chile. The park is in a commune, or district of the same name, Quinta Normal. The park is bounded by Matucana Avenue to the east, Portales Avenue to the south and Santo Domingo Street to the north. It is home to several museums, including the Chilean National Museum of Natural History. Near the park is the Museum of Memory and Human Rights. The park is also near a public library.

Wikipedia: Quinta Normal Park (EN)

47. Verbo América

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Verbo América

Verbo América is a mural created by Chilean painter Roberto Matta in 1996. The work was donated by the artist to his native country with the aim of being appreciated by as many compatriots as possible. It is located in the Quinta Normal station of the Santiago Metro.

Wikipedia: Verbo América (ES)

48. Plaza de la Constitución

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The Plaza de la Constitución is a plaza occupying a full square block in the heart of the civic district of Santiago, Chile. It is located in front of the northern facade of the Palacio de la Moneda and is surrounded by other government buildings such as those housing the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Banco Central de Chile and the Intendencia de Santiago. The square is bounded by Moneda Street on the south, Morandé Street on the east, Agustinas Street on the north, and Teatinos Street on the west.

Wikipedia: Plaza de la Constitución (Santiago) (EN)

49. Monumento a la Libertad Americana

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The Monument to American Freedom is a marble sculpture located in the center of the Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile. The work of the Italian sculptor Francesco Orselino, it was commissioned by the diplomat Francisco Javier Rosales in 1827, and installed in the square by decree authorized by Diego Portales on April 25, 1836.

Wikipedia: Monumento a la Libertad Americana (ES)

50. Iglesia de San Francisco

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The San Francisco Church is a Franciscan church on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the downtown of Santiago de Chile. The church, along with the adjacent convent, is one of the oldest colonial-era buildings in the country. It has been resistant to about 15 earthquakes of magnitude over 7.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Francisco, Santiago de Chile (EN)

51. Fuente Neptuno

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The source of Neptune is a monumental source located on the Santa Lucía hill, in the Chilean commune of Santiago Centro, dedicated to the Roman god of the seas, Neptune. The sculpture can be included in the so -called "industrial sculpture", for series of several copies from the same mold. He was commissioned by the Chilean State to France, specifically to the Val D´osne Foundry that takes as a model the one created in 1856-7 by the Frenchman Gabriel-Vital Dubray (1813-1892), and which became world popular during the international exhibition of London in 1862. Its initial destination was the central flag of the Alameda of the Delicias, being installed in 1859, when it was still the main capital walk and its appearance was far from the current one. It is the main ornamentation of entry into hill from Alameda, as part of the city's beautification works. Years later it was placed in the current location during the first century of independent Chile, differentiating itself in the architectural style of colonial chili. The initial design of the work was commissioned to the French architect Victor Henri Villeneuve, and then ended by the Chilean Benjamín Marambio.

Wikipedia: Fuente de Neptuno (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

52. Casonas de Avenida República

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The Casonas de Avenida República are a group of mansions built during the second half of the nineteenth century in the Barrio República, part of the old town of Santiago, in the sector bounded to the north by the Alameda, Ejército to the east, Blanco Encalada to the south and Avenida España to the west.

Wikipedia: Casonas de Avenida República (ES)

53. Basílica del Corazón de María

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The Basilica of the Heart of Mary is a Catholic Church in the city of Santiago, Chile. Built by the Claretians, it was inaugurated on 7 December 1879, being designated as a basilica in 1929 and as a National Monument of Chile on 14 January 1987.

Wikipedia: Basílica del Corazón de María (Santiago de Chile) (EN), Website

54. Matucana 100

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Matucana 100Osmar Valdebenito from Santiago, Chile / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Centro Cultural Matucana 100 is a cultural center located in the commune of Estación Central in Santiago, Chile, near Quinta Normal Park. Matucana 100 is a not-for-profit corporation that hosts and plans cultural events and educational programs related to the contemporary arts including dance, theatre, music, photography, the visual arts and cinema. The center takes its name from its street address.

Wikipedia: Centro Cultural Matucana 100 (EN)

55. Iglesia San Ignacio

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The iglesia San Ignacio, also known as iglesia del Colegio de San Ignacio, is a Roman Catholic church founded by the Society of Jesus in Santiago, Chile. It is next to the Colegio San Ignacio, and was declared as a National Historic Monument in 2002.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Ignacio (Santiago de Chile) (EN)

56. León Suizo

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The Swiss Lion is a memorial donated by the Swiss community residing in Chile on the occasion of the country's Centennial celebrations at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is located on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, better known as "La Alameda", between José Miguel Carrera and Almirante Latorre streets, in the district of Santiago Centro.

Wikipedia: León Suizo (ES)

57. Basilica de los Sacramentinos

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The Basílica de los Sacramentinos is a church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. It administered by the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and its design was inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur in Paris. The main cupola of the church has a structural height of 69 m (226 ft).

Wikipedia: Basílica de los Sacramentinos (EN)

58. Edificio Ariztía

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Edificio Ariztía is a building located at 52 Nueva York Street in downtown Santiago, Chile, on a wedge-shaped city block. It was completed in 1921 and is considered the first "skyscraper" in Santiago. The building, constructed in reinforced concrete, was the first office building in Santiago with an elevator.

Wikipedia: Edificio Ariztía (EN)

59. Paseo Bulnes

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Paseo Bulnes is a pedestrian street in downtown Santiago. It runs from Alameda Avenue in the north to the Almagro Park in the south. The street is lined by buildings of uniform height and similar facades, which were built under an urban plan approved in 1937 and whose main purpose was the development of a government district around the La Moneda Palace. In 1939, the first zoning regulation plan for Santiago proposed the southward extension of the then Avenida Central with a large plaza south of La Moneda, known as Plaza Bulnes. The various buildings were built in an intensive campaign between 1940 and 1950.

Wikipedia: Paseo Bulnes (EN)

60. Museo de Arte Colonial de San Francisco

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Museo de Arte Colonial de San Francisco

Museo Colonial is a historical, cultural and religious museum located in Santiago, Chile. The museum explores the colonial period of Chile and South America, with a collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture and other objects. Many of the pieces are religious, and were created in Peru, the former colonial capital. The museum also features a genealogical tree of the Franciscan Order which is "gigantic" in size and includes 644 miniature portraits.

Wikipedia: Museo Colonial (EN), Website

61. Gloria y Victoria

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Gloria y Victoria is the name given to the memorial to the martyrs of the Carabineros de Chile who fell in the line of duty. Located at 200 Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in Santiago, the country's capital, it is made of concrete with stone slab cladding and has a height of 23 m. This work was made by the Chilean sculptor Héctor Román Latorre.

Wikipedia: Gloria y Victoria (ES)

62. Parque Intercomunal Victor Jara

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The Víctor Jara Intercommunal Flood Park is an urban floodable park located parallel to the Zanjón de la Aguada, in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. It crosses the communes of Macul, San Joaquín, San Miguel, Pedro Aguirre Cerda and Santiago Centro, between Vicuña Mackenna Avenue and the Equestrian Club.

Wikipedia: Parque Intercomunal Víctor Jara (ES)

63. Casa Central Universidad de Chile

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Casa Central Universidad de Chile Sisib Universidad de Chile / CC BY 2.0

The Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile, also known as Palacio de la Universidad de Chile, is the main building for the Universidad de Chile, and is located at 1058 Alameda Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, in Santiago, Chile. The building dates from 1872, and currently houses the rectorate, rooms used for ceremonial events and the Andrés Bello Archives, so-named to honor the lawyer who founded the university. It was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1974.

Wikipedia: Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile (EN)

64. Museo Numismático

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Museo Numismático

The Numismatic Museum of the Central Bank of Chile is a museum located in Santiago de Chile, dedicated to exhibiting the history of banknotes and coins in the country as well as a collection from different countries. It was inaugurated on May 18, 2012. Previously, during the 1980s, the "Museum of the Monetary History of Chile" existed in the Central Bank, a project that had begun in October 1974 and whose director around 1981 was Ambrosio Andonaegui, and which was not open to the public.

Wikipedia: Museo Numismático del Banco Central de Chile (ES), Website

65. Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Ana

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The Iglesia de Santa Ana is a Catholic church in downtown Santiago de Chile. It is located at the northwest corner of Catedral and San Martín streets. The church was declared as a National Monument of Chile in 1970, within the category of Historic Monuments. Santa Ana metro station is named after the church.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santa Ana (Santiago de Chile) (EN)

66. Capilla de Animas

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The Chapel of Animas is a Catholic temple located on Teatinos Street in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. It was built in 1906, and its origin dates back to the temples built next to roads, so that travelers – in this case passengers arriving from the Mapocho Station – could have a place to pray and deliver offerings for their deceased relatives or the souls in purgatory.

Wikipedia: Capilla de Ánimas (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

67. Parque Portales

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Portales Park is an urban park located in the Yungay neighborhood of the Chilean commune of Santiago Centro. Its name is in homage to the Chilean politician Diego Portales. Rectangular in shape, it is located between Portales Avenue to the North, Agustinas Street to the South and Matucana Avenue to the West. In terms of urban planning, it is part of the Portales-Matucana industrial estate.

Wikipedia: Parque Portales (ES)

68. Palacio Cousiño

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The Palacio Cousiño is a palace that was designed and built for Isidora Goyenechea, widow of Luis Cousiño, who in turn was son of Matías Cousiño. It is located at 438 Dieciocho Street in Santiago, Chile.

Wikipedia: Palacio Cousiño (EN)

69. Plaza Ercilla

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Plaza Ercilla is an urban park located in the Chilean commune of Santiago, in the Metropolitan Region. Its name is due in homage to the Spanish writer and soldier, Alonso de Ercilla, author of the epic poem La Araucana, which narrates episodes of the beginning of the Conquest of Chile.

Wikipedia: Plaza Ercilla (ES)

70. Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende

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Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende

The Museum of Solidarity Salvador Allende (MSSA) (Spanish: Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende) is a contemporary art museum located in Santiago, Chile, named after Salvador Allende, president of Chile between 1970 and 1973.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (EN)

71. Conjunto Virginia Opazo

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The Conjunto Virginia Opazo is an architectural ensemble designed by architect Luciano Kulczewski, which is located in the Barrio República, in downtown Santiago, Chile. It consists of 33 two-story terraced houses. The residential subdivision was inaugurated in 1944, and was declared as a National Monument of Chile on November 10, 1992, within the category of Zona Típica.

Wikipedia: Conjunto Virginia Opazo (EN)

72. Ermita Vicuña Mackenna

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Ermita Vicuña MackennaDennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Hermitage of Santa Lucía Hill is a Catholic temple located at the top of the hill, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. Inside is the tomb of the mayor of Santiago Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, the main promoter of the transformation of the hill into an urban park, and his family.

Wikipedia: Ermita del cerro Santa Lucía (ES)

73. Edificio de la ex Caja de Crédito Hipotecario

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The edificio de la ex Caja de Crédito Hipotecario is a building located at 1234 Huérfanos Street, in downtown Santiago, Chile. Designed by architect Ricardo Larraín Bravo, it was built between 1915 and 1920 for the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario, and as of 2016, it serves as the seat of the Tribunal Constitucional.

Wikipedia: Edificio de la ex Caja de Crédito Hipotecario (EN)

74. Museo del Sonido

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The Museum of Sound is a museum dedicated to the history of musical recording and reproduction, located in the Yungay neighborhood of the city of Santiago, Chile. Inaugurated in 2019, it was promoted through the Mariana Préndez de Casanueva Foundation after acquiring Arturo Gana's collection of phonographs and gramophones.

Wikipedia: Museo del Sonido (ES), Website

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