Experts' Choice Award Centro Cultural Palacio De La Moneda
What the experts agree on
This neoclassical former mint and presidential palace now showcases Chile's art and culture in a historically charged space marked by the 1973 coup, blending architectural elegance with complex political memory.
“the presidential palace since 1846 and seat of government, bears the memory of the 1973 coup that led to the death of Allende.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Originally the royal mint, this sober neoclassical edifice designed by Joaquín Toesca... became the presidential palace in 1846, serving that purpose for more than a century." Full review
Frommer's "Chile's most exciting arts and cultural center in decades opened with great fanfare in 2006 as an early public works celebration of Chile's bicentennial in 2010" Full review
Independent "Beyond the Plaza de la Constitution stands the mighty Palacio de la Moneda. A statue of Salvador Allende commemorates the democratically elected socialist president who was overthrown in..."
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