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Palacio de La Moneda

Chile · 18th century

Founded
1784
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Architect
Gioacchino Toesca
Heritage status
Tentative World Heritage Site · Historical Monument of Chile
Location
Santiago commune
Coordinates
-33.44302°, -70.65387°
Links
Wikimedia Commons · Plan
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Palacio de La Moneda in Chile
Photo: Miguel hernandez · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

La Moneda Palace (Spanish: Palacio de La Moneda, pronounced [paˈlasjo ðe la moˈneða], lit: Palace of the Mint), or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the president of the Republic of Chile. It also houses the offices of three cabinet ministers: Interior, General Secretariat of the Presidency, and General Secretariat of the Government. Located in downtown Santiago, it occupies an entire block in the Civic District, bordered by Moneda street to the north, Morandé street to the east, Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins to the south, and Teatinos street to the west.

Text adapted from “La Moneda Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Palacio de La Moneda ranks #330 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 17 mapped in Chile. Founded 1784, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 12,212 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Chile compares in the castle statistics.

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