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Casa Matriz Del Banco De Chile
The Casa Matriz del Banco de Chile is a building in downtown Santiago, Chile, which houses the headquarters of the Banco de Chile. It is located at 251 Paseo Ahumada street, between Huérfanos y Agustinas streets. The building was declared as a National Monument of Chile in 2016, within the category of Historic Monuments. History The Banco de Valparaíso, the Banco Nacional de Chile and the Banco Agrícola were merged in 1893 under the name of Banco de Chile. Its original headquarters in Santiago was located on Huérfanos Street, on land originally owned by the Arzobispado de Santiago. In 1909, the architects Alberto Cruz Montt and Ricardo Larraín Bravo were commissioned to make a preliminary design of the facade of the new building, and in 1919 an open competition was launched by the bank for its construction, which was won by Austrian Alberto Siegel. The construction of the building began in 1921 and was inaugurated on April 6, 1926. The building, an example of the Beau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the 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 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 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 Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
