Club De La Unión (Chile)
The Club de la Unión is a gentlemen's club in Santiago, Chile. The name derives from the fact the club united rich men coming together from opposing political parties. Club members met for the first time on July 8, 1864 and its first president was Manuel José Yrarrázaval Larraín. The club was housed in different locations through downtown Santiago for the first decades. Its current housing was completed in 1925 and was declared a national monument in 1981. References Buildings and structures in Santiago Baroque Revival architecture in Chile {{chile-org-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated Regions of Chile, region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's Chilean Central Valley, central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alberto Cruz Montt
Alberto Cruz Montt (1879 – 1955), was a Chilean architect and professor who was an exponent of the Neoclassical style. Early life Alberto Cruz Montt was son of Ramón Cruz Moreno and Eloísa Montt Montt. He was educated at the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris. Marriage He married Beatriz Larraín Bravo, the sister of the also architect Ricardo Larraín Bravo, who was his partner in various architectural works, like the Palacio Íñiguez, currently housing the Confitería Torres. He was professor of History of Architecture at the Universidad de Chile and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, between 1952 and 1955. Works Gallery File:2017 Santiago de Chile - Palacio Yrarrázaval - Alameda 1550 - Dependencias del Círculo Español de Santiago.jpg, Palacio Irarrázabal (Santiago, 1906) File:Castillo Wulff1.JPG, Castillo Wulff (Viña del Mar, 1906) File:Chile, Pirque, Castillo de las Majadas (4165753581).jpg, Castillo de las Majadas de Pirque (19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Consejo De Monumentos Nacionales
The National Monuments Council (Spanish: ''Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales'') is a Chilean government agency dedicated to the preservation and upkeep of special natural and cultural sites in Chile. The National Monuments Council was created in 1925 by law Nº 17.288. References External links * Government of Chile Government agencies established in 1925 Historic sites in Chile {{Chile-gov-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manuel José Yrarrázaval Larraín
Manuel José Yrarrázaval Larraín (1834–1896) was a Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...an lawyer and politician. He was the eldest son of José Miguel Irarrázaval Alcalde and Trinidad Larraín y Gandarillas. 1834 births 1896 deaths Politicians from Santiago Chilean people of Basque descent Conservative Party (Chile) politicians Chilean Ministers of the Interior Deputies of the XIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XXIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile 19th-century Chilean l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Buildings And Structures In Santiago
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |