Morandé 80 is the street address for a door located on the east side of Palacio de La Moneda, the

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an presidential palace. The door was built in 1906 so that the

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could enter the palace as a common

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without receiving formal honours from palace guards.

History

Until 1958, the President actually lived in La Moneda, and frequently used the door to access the presidential residence. During the 1973 coup, President

Salvador Allende Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 1970 until Death of Salvador Allende, his death in 1973 Chilean coup d'état, 1973. As a ...

's body was removed from the palace through Morandé 80, and the door was later sealed during renovations on La Moneda. After the return of democracy to Chile, Morandé 80 was used as a symbol by Allende's former supporters. On September 11, 2003, thirty years after the military coup, President Ricardo Lagos had the door rebuilt. It is opened only on special occasions. Buildings and structures in Santiago, Chile Individual doors Palaces in Chile Presidential residences Tourist attractions in Santiago, Chile 1906 establishments in Chile {{Chile-struct-stub