The National Monuments of

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: ''Monumentos Nacionales de Chile''), also abbreviated MN, are the constructions, elements and places that form part of the country's

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, and they are protected by law. They are

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s that are an important part of the

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Definition and categories

The law N° 17.288 of national monuments stipulates that: There are 938 national monuments as at October 2008. The monuments are grouped on the following categories: :* Historic Monuments (633). :* Public Monuments (150). :* Archaeologic Monuments (21 elementos). :* Typical or Picturesque Zones (95). :* Sanctuaries of Nature (39).

Historic Monuments

Are considered National Monuments: In the register of the National Monuments Council, there are 633 elements (October 2008). Some of the most notable are: :* Aduana de Antofagasta :*

Ambassador (clipper) ''Ambassador'' is a United Kingdom tea clipper built in 1869. She was a composite clipper, built with wooden planking over an iron skeleton and was W. Lund & Co's first tea clipper. She is now a beached wreck in southern Chile. History William ...

:* Ascensores de Valparaíso (

Funicular railways of Valparaíso A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite en ...

) :*

Biblioteca Nacional de Chile The National Library of Chile () is the national library of Chile. It is located on the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins in Santiago, Chile, Santiago, in a building completed in 1925, though its history reaches to the early nineteent ...

:* Biblioteca de Santiago :*

Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago The Santiago Stock Exchange (SSE) ( es, Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago), founded on November 27, 1893, is Chile's dominant stock exchange, and the third largest stock exchange in Latin America, behind Brazil's BM&F Bovespa, and the Bolsa Mexicana ...

:* Constitucion Talca Ramal :*

Capilla del Antiguo Lazareto de San Vicente de Paul Capilla may refer to: *A medieval Spanish term for a chapel *Capilla, Badajoz, Spain *Capillas, Castile and León, Spain *Capillas District, Peru *La Capilla, Colombia People * Doug Capilla (born 1952), American baseball player * Eneko Capilla (b ...

:* Capilla San Juan de Dios de Chillán :* Casino Ross :* Casa Lo Contador :* Castillo Wulff :* Central Hidroeléctrica Chivilingo :*

Cerro Santa Lucía Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain". Toponyms ;Bolivia: * Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Bolivia ;Brazil: * Cerro Branco, a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul *Cerro Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, a municip ...

:* Escuela de Artes y Oficios :*

Estación Central Estación Central ((), Spanish for "central station") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its namesake is the Estación Central railway station located in the commune. Demographics According to th ...

Estación Mapocho Estación Mapocho is a former railway station that, since 1994, has been refitted as a cultural centre that hosts many kinds of events. History The design and construction of the station began in 1905 at the hands of Emilio Jecquier, a Chilean ...

Estadio Nacional de Chile A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

:* Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes :* Iglesias de Chiloé :* Iglesia San Francisco del Monte :* Londres 38 :*

Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Las Condes) Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Trinity () is a Benedictine monastery in Las Condes, Santiago Province, Chile noted for its modernist architecture. Architecture The monastery was designed by Martín Correa Prieto and Gabriel Guarda in 1961 ...

Morro de Arica Morro de Arica is a steep hill located in the Chilean city of Arica. Its height is 139 metres above sea level. It was the last bulwark of defense for the Peruvian troops who garrisoned the city during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). Morro d ...

:* Muelle Salitrero Compañía Melbourne Clark :* Oficina Salitrera Chacabuco :* Oficinas salitreras de Humberstone y Santa Laura :*

Palacio Cousiño 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. The palace was designed by architect ...

Palacio de La Moneda Palacio de La Moneda (, ''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 Secret ...

:* Palacio Presidencial Cerro Castillo :* Palacios en Santiago de Chile :* Ruedas de Larmahue :* Ruinas de la Fundición de Metales de Huanchaca :* Templo Votivo de Maipú :* Trolleybus system of Valparaíso :*

Valdivieso advertising sign The Valdivieso advertising sign (Spanish: letrero publicitario de Valdivieso) is a rooftop outdoor advertisement at 93 General Bustamante Street, Santiago, Chile. Erected around 1954, it was declared a National Monument of Chile on May 31, 2010. ...

Villa Grimaldi Villa Grimaldi is considered the most important of DINA’s (Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional, the Chilean secret police during the Pinochet regime) many complexes that were used for the interrogation and torture of political prisoners during ...

Public Monuments

Public Monuments are all the objects used to perpetuate the memory on public places. The Law determines the Public Monuments as: The

National Monuments Council of Chile National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

is trying to create a register in which all of the Public Monuments could be listed, using information from the local authorities. As of October 2008, there are 150 Public Monuments on the list. :* Hito al Trópico de Capricornio

Archaeologic Monuments

Are considered Archaeologic Monuments: In the National Monuments Council' register, at October 2008, there exists 21 Archaeologic Monuments. Some of the most notable ones are: :* Aldea de Tulor :* Pucará del cerro de La Compañia :* Quitor :* Sitio de Monte Verde

Typical or Picturesque Zones

Are urban or rural properties, that forms a unity and are notable by their style, materiality or constructive technique. Legally, are considered Typical or Picturesque Zones: In the National Monuments Council register, at October 2008, there are 95 typical zones. Some of the most notable are: :*

Barrio Concha y Toro Barrio Concha y Toro is a barrio located in Santiago, Chile. The neighborhood has a medieval-like street plan, whose design was influenced by the ideas of Camillo Sitte. The houses are built on the former site of the Díaz Gana Palace's park, wh ...

:* Barrio París-Londres :* Centro Histórico de Los Andes :* Campamento Sewell :* Humberstone :* Barrio Histórico de Iquique :* Paseo Atkinson :* Angelmó :* Pichilemu :*

Valle del Elqui Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geography *"Valle", the cultural and climatic zone of the dry subtropical Interandean Valles of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina *University of Valle, a public university in Cali, Colombia ...

Ruta del Vino ''Ruta'' (commonly known as rue) is a genus of strongly scented evergreen subshrubs, 20–60 cm tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia and southwest Asia. About ten species are accepted in the genus. ...

:* Cajón del Maipo :*

El Mercado de Chillán EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

La Recova de La Serena LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

:* Túnel Cristo Redentor :* Viaducto del Malleco :*

Andacollo Andacollo () is a city and commune in the Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile. History Andacollo is a copper and gold mining city located in the mountains of the Small North (El Norte Chico) in Chile. It was founded in 1891. Several legend ...

:* Plazuela Marcelino Champagnat :* Centro histórico de la ciudad de Chanco

Sanctuaries of Nature

Are considered Sanctuaries of Nature: In the National Monuments Council there are 39 Sanctuaries of Nature.

External links

Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (Chile)
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