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An impressive cultural center built on the former military Diego Portales building which was destroyed in a fire. The center has an art and film focused library with free WiFi, a theater, concert halls, a restaurant, a café, and public spaces for resting.
The Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) is a cultural centre located at 227 Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, in Santiago de Chile. The complex was originally built to serve as the headquarters for the third UNCTAD conference, which was held in Santiago in 1972, and consisted of a convention centre and an adjoining 22-story building. The building was finished in only 275 days in a significant effort supported by several thousand volunteers. This effort was part of a propaganda initiative performed by the socialist government of Salvador Allende. After the conference, the building was used as a cultural center until the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. During the 1980's and 1990's, the building was known as the Edificio Diego Portales and used as a military headquarters, where it was guarded and not open to the public. After the end of the Pinochet regime, it hosted a number of conventions and the adjacent tower became the main building for the Ministry of National Defense. In early 2006, a fire destroyed parts of the building, which led the government of Michelle Bachelet to rethink the original sense of the building and return it to a cultural centre.
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A park with fountains and stairs leading up to a fort and viewpoint the top. The summit has a great view of all but the skyscraper-obscured city center. Charles Darwin visited this peak at one point in his travels; his words are immortalized in a plaque at the summit.
The national library was built in the early 20th century near Cerro Santa Lucía. Here you can find archives of all Chilean newspapers and some foreign ones, map and photo archives and an exhibition hall.
A long park that runs parallel to the Mapocho River, also site of the National Museum of Fine Arts (Museo de Bellas Artes) and Modern Art Museum. Also known as the green lung of downtown, it's a popular place for cultural and recreational events and activities and the border between the historic center and Barrio Lastarria.
Built to celebrate Chile's 100 year anniversary, this museum boasts 3000 art works from Chile and the rest of Latin America.
Historical performance venue, including international dance and opera, worth a visit even if just from its outside.
The oldest church in the city. In the plaza, in front of the church, there is a Moaï from Easter Island.