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Q: What historic places in Santiago should a lover of architecture visit?

The National Historical Museum in the Palacio de la Reale Audia is a sample of Spanish colonial architecture of the XVIII century with elements of Plateresco. The complex of San Francisco includes the oldest church in the city (1586) with a unique wooden ceiling in the style of Mudejar. The Paris-London neighborhood with 1920s houses displays a mix of Art Deco and Neoclassicism.

Q: Where to go to Santiago with children: interesting places for a family holiday?

In the Metropolitano Park is a zoo with Andean bears and cougars, founded in 1925. Interactive Museum Mirador-Interactivo offers children to get acquainted with the geography of Chile through touch screens. On the hill of San Cristobal there is a cable car from the 1980s with views of the Andes.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Santiago: the best photo zones?

The observation deck of Sky Costaner in the skyscraper Grana Torre Santiago (300 meters) gives panoramas of the city against the background of the mountain range. The courtyard of the Monastery of Santo Domingo with arched galleries of the XVI century is an example of perfect colonial symmetry. Street paintings in the bohemian district of Bellavista create bright photophones in the style of Chilean muralism.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the hill of Santa Lucia in Santiago?

According to legend, the conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded the city at the foot of the hill on February 12, 1541, when he saw a sign in the form of a glowing cross. The Wamanai stone on top was considered sacred by the Pikunche Indians. In the caves of the hill allegedly hidden the treasures of the Jesuits after their exile in 1767.

Q: What little-known sights of Santiago are worth seeing?

The house-museum of Pablo Neruda "La Chascone" shows a bizarre collection of the poet-nobel laureate: ship figures and ancient maps. Kusato winery within the city preserves the traditions of the XIX century with cellars of adoba. The Gabriela Mistral Center in the 1972 building is an example of Chilean brutalism with a revolving stage.

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