The Palacio de la Moneda stands in central Santiago, Chile, designed by the Italian architect Joaquin Toesca and completed in 1805 during the Spanish colonial period as the country's royal mint, from which it takes its name, meaning the coin or the mint. Built in a Neoclassical style around a series of internal courtyards, the building ceased minting currency in the nineteenth century and was converted into the seat of the Chilean presidency, a function it has held since 1846. The palace is best known internationally as the site of the 1973 military coup, during which it was bombed by the Chilean air force and President Salvador Allende died inside the building as forces loyal to General Augusto Pinochet seized power. Restored after the coup, the Palacio de la Moneda continues to serve as the official seat of the President of Chile and hosts the ceremonial changing of the guard.
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Building Type LocationDowntown Santiago, Chile 1 Completed Year Building Type
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
Source Wikipedia: La Moneda Palace
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: La Moneda Palace
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is the seat of the president of the Republic of Chile
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Located in downtown Santiago
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1805
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The Palacio de la Moneda stands in central Santiago, Chile, designed by the Italian architect Joaquin Toesca and completed in 1805 during the Spanish colonial period as the country's royal mint, from which it takes its name, meaning the coin or the mint. Built in a Neoclassical style around a series of internal courtyards, the building ceased minting currency in the nineteenth century and was converted into the seat of the Chilean presidency, a function it has held since 1846. The palace is best known internationally as the site of the 1973 military coup, during which it was bombed by the Chilean air force and President Salvador Allende died inside the building as forces loyal to General Augusto Pinochet seized power. Restored after the coup, the Palacio de la Moneda continues to serve as the official seat of the President of Chile and hosts the ceremonial changing of the guard.
- In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Neoclassical
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