Former National Congress of Chile building
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The Former National Congress Building (ex Congreso Nacional) is the former home of the
coup d'état on September 11, 1973.[1]
During the Pinochet dictatorship, Congress was moved to new premises in Valparaíso;[1] the old building was declared a national monument in 1976 and between 1990[1] and 2006 housed the ministry of foreign affairs. The Senate moved its offices in Santiago to this building in December 2000. On January 26, 2006 the Chamber of Deputies recovered its old offices.
Work began on the original building under
Blvd. Liberador Bernardo O'Higgins, partially surrounded by gardens[1] that contain a variety of exotic trees and plant life. The eastern portion of the gardens was the former site of the Church of the Company
.
The building has a cross within a square plan, which creates four courtyards. It also features classical
Corinthian columns on the north and east facades.[2] The building and its gardens occupy a complete city block, which is adjacent to city blocks containing other nationally significant buildings such as the Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral, the Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago and the building that currently houses the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
.
The building is open to the public on a limited basis.[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4053-8381-3. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- National Monuments Council. Archived from the originalon 28 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links
Media related to Palacio del ex Congreso Nacional de Chile at Wikimedia Commons
