Palacio de La Moneda
Sign in to saveseat of the president of the Republic of Chile
Key facts
- Architectural style
- Neoclassical
- Location
- Santiago , Chile
- Client
- Government of Chile
- Architect
- Joaquín Toesca
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Chile
- Located in
- Santiago commune
- Owned by
- Chile
- Image
- Palacio de La Moneda - miguelreflex.jpg
- Has use
- official residence
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- Commons category
- Palacio de La Moneda
- architectural style
- Neoclassical architecture
- architect
- Gioacchino Toesca
- Commons gallery
- Palacio de La Moneda
- native label
- Palacio de La Moneda
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- date of official opening
- 1805-00-00
- inception
- 1805-00-00
- street address
- Calle Moneda 1202 - 1298
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Encyclopedic overview
Palacio de La Moneda ( Spanish: [paˈlasjo ðe la moˈneða], 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.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palacio de La Moneda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.