VirtualGlobetrotting: Chile: Santiago

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Iris Fontbona's House
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Fontbona is the billionaire widow of Chilean business tycoon Andrónico Luksic († 2005). The Luksic family is considered one of the richest in South America, with a combined net worth of $17.4 billion (Forbes 2013). They control Antofagasta, one of the world's largest copper miners. Their business empire also includes: banking, food and beverages, shipping, electric power distribution, agriculture, fishing, telecommunications, etc.

Estadio Deportivo Lo Barnechea
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Campus San Joaquín, Ponificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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Horst Paulmann's House
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By: Xeba73.
Paulmann is a German-Chilean retail magnate (Cencosud). Forbes ranks him as the 2nd richest person in Chile and the 7th richest in South America, with a net worth of $9.7 billion.

Pinochet Residence
hkfczrqj (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: hkfczrqj.
It's located north of the street. All of the area in the thumbnail is his property, but the upper left corner (the 2 smaller pools -- the upper one is from his son's property).

Estadio Monumental
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Estadio de Colo Colo

Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo
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By: matarrana.
Estadio del Club Deportivo Universidad Católica de Chile.

Club Hípico de Santiago
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Turntables in Railyard, Santiago
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Parque O'Higgins
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O'Higgins Park in Santiago

Biblioteca Nacional de Chile
TexasAndroid (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: TexasAndroid.

Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Fantasilandia
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

El Planetario de la Universidad de Santiago
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US Embassy in Santiago
US Embassy building in Santiago, Chile

Estación Central
Santiago's major train station.

Ex-Penitenciaría
Despite having an "ex" in its name (reflecting a weird name change), this building is the main prison in Santiago, hosing low to medium risk inmates. It also has an high security annex -to the right of the main complex (despite of the high security status, an embarrasing and spectacular helicopter-based escape took place some years ago).

La Moneda Presidential Palace

a lot of T35 at El Bosque Santiago Air Force Base (SCBQ)
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By: cmike77.
training airplane

Plaza de Armas de Santiago
TexasAndroid (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: TexasAndroid.
This is the main square of Santiago. Plaza de Armas metro station is located under the square. Surrounding the square are historic buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office Building, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago, and the seat of local government for Santiago, formerly occupied by the Cabildo of the city before being remodeled. There are other architecturally significant buildings that face the square, including the Capilla del Sagrario, the Palacio arzobispal, the Edificio Comercial Edwards, and the Portal Fernández Concha.
The square, the nearby former National Congress building, and surrounding buildings were registered on 12/3/1986 as a national monument (zona típica).

Airplane landing in Santiago (SCL)
Aircraft (possibly a 747) landing in Pudahuel Int'l, Santiago, Chile

Museo Interactivo Mirador

Old Aircrafts in Los Cerrillos Airport (SCER)

Palacio de Bellas Artes
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Terminal Alameda
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Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho
This building served as a train station until the late 80s. Now it is used mostly as a cultural center, hosting concerts and art fairs.

Middle finger
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.

Hipódromo Chile racetrack
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

Gran Torre Santiago (tallest building in South America)
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
300 m (984 ft)
The Gran Torre Santiago (Spanish for "Grand Santiago Tower"), previously known as Torre Gran Costanera, is a 70-story tall skyscraper in Santiago, Chile. In 2011 it became the tallest building in South America, and in 2012 the tallest in Latin America.
Upon completion it became the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, behind Q1 in Australia's sixth largest city the Gold Coast, Queensland, just surpassing the Eureka Tower in Australia's second largest city, Melbourne.
AKA Torre Costanera
By Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects / Alemparte Barreda y Asociados / Watt International

Torre Entel
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ECLAC Headquarters

Gran Torre Santiago under construction (tallest building in South America)
The Gran Torre Santiago (Spanish: Great Santiago Tower), previously known as Gran Costanera Tower, is a skyscraper under construction in Santiago, Chile. In February 2011 it became the tallest building in South America.
Gran Torre Santiago is part of the Costanera Center complex, which will include a shopping mall, two hotels and two additional office towers. Gran Torre Santiago will be 300 metres (980 ft) tall and 70 stories high with a floor pitch of 4.1 metres (13 ft). It was designed by Cesar Pelli, Chilean architects Alemparte Barreda y Asociados, and by the Canadian company Watt International. Structural engineering is performed by the Chilean company René Lagos y Asociados Ing. Civiles Ltda.

FerroCarril Trasandino de Chile #3349
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
FerroCarril Trasandino de Chile (FCTC, Chilean Transandean Railway)
Rack railway locomotive built by Kitson & co. 0-8-6-0cog configuratio
A rack-and-pinion railway (also rack railway, cog railway) is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail. This allows the trains to operate on steep grades above 7%, which is the maximum for adhesion-based rail. Most rack railways are mountain railways, although a few are transit railways or tramways built to overcome a steep gradient in an urban environment.

LDS Temple - Santiago

Airplane Race ? at Arturo Merino Benitez airport
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By: cmike77.

National Stadium Velodrome
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.
Outdoor, Concrete, 333m

Ex Congreso Nacional

Statue of the Virgin Mary
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By: mlc1us.
At the peak of Cerro San Cristóbal hill, there is a church with an amphitheater, and a 22 meter statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary donated by France in the 1920s.

La Moneda Palace

'Yellow Spiral" by Osvaldo Pena
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Mampato Lo Barnechea

Pontificia Universidad Catolica
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Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
National Museum of Natural History in Santiago

TVN (Televisión Nacional de Chile) headquarters

Marcelo Bielsa "Loco Bielsa" mural
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (nicknamed Loco Bielsa, born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine association football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He is considered one of the most innovative coaches in the modern era and is the current manager of the Spanish First Division side Athletic Bilbao. Bielsa has managed not only football clubs but also the national teams of Argentina and Chile. In the latter country he achieved cult status due to the improved results of the national team under his leadership. His personality and gestures have in Chile captured the attention of media and unleashed a series of minor controversies both in the area of sports and in politics.

Gasometers in Santiago
They're still used as visual landmarks for aircrafts landing at Los Cerrillos airport (the airport is South West of the gasometers and almost in line with the runway).

Estadio Municipal de La Pintana

Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna
Home of C.D. Palestino

Museo Ralli (Chile)
The Ralli Museums are a private non-profit international organisation the main purpose of which is to draw the attention of the public at large to the quality of contemporary Latin-American art by living artists. These museums were created and are funded and managed by Mr. Harry Recanati, a retired banker and collector. So far, five Ralli Museums have been established in various countries and admission to all of them is free of charge.

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado #407
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
Borsig company built steam locomotive, 0-6-0 configuration
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) is the national railway of Chile.

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado #3087
Rogers Locomotive Company steam locomotive, 2-8-0 configuration
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) is the national railway of Chile.

Parque de la Familia

House of torture "José Domingo Cañas" monument
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
"Casa Memoria", Casa de José Domingo Cañas. Former Pinochet detention center.

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado #631
Sociedad de Maestranzas y Galvan built steam locomotive, 2-6-0 configuration
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) is the national railway of Chile.

Caupolicán's statue
hhgygy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: hhgygy.
Caupolicán (Pilmaiquén - 1558, Cañete) was a Toqui, the military leader of the Mapuche people of Chile, who commanded their army during the first Mapuche rising against the Spanish conquistadors from 1553 to 1558.

Tobalaba - Eulogio Sanchez Errazuariz (SCTB)
cmike77 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: cmike77.

Arena Santiago

Henschel & Son (Kassel) steam locomotive, 4-8-4 configuration

Funeral
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Valdivieso advertising sign
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
The Valdivieso advertising sign (In Spanish: letrero publicitario de Valdivieso) is located in the roof of a building on the number 93 of General Bustamante Street, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, in the city of Santiago, more specifically in Providencia commune, Chile. It was installed around 1954 and declared a National Monument from Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, through the Decree n.º 219, of May 31 of 2010.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries steam locomotive, 4-8-2 configuration

Londres 38 (former detention and torture centre)
Formerly used as a detention and torture of political prisoners by Pinochet.

Borsig company built steam locomotive, 2-6-2T configuration

Google car

American Locomotive Company built steam locomotive, 4-8-4 configuration

Rogers Locomotive Company steam locomotive, 4-6-0 configuration

Borsig company built steam locomotive, 4-6-0 configuration

American Locomotive Company built steam locomotive, 2-8-2 configuration

Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
Home of Audax Italiano

Giant Chilean flag

Torre Titanium La Portada
Tallest building in Chile from 2010 to 2013

Monarch advertising sign
The Monarch advertising sign (In Spanish: letrero publicitario de Monarch) is located in the roof of a building on the number 51 Rancagua Street, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, in the city of Santiago, more specifically in Providencia commune, Chile. It was installed around 1954 and declared a National Monument from Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, through the Decree n.º 219, of May 31 of 2010.

Estadio Santiago Bueras

Embassy of Germany in Chile

Mampato Las Vizcachas

Grumman SHU-16B Albatross

Neptune Fountain
hhgygy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Zoológico Nacional de Chile

Embassy of Argentina in Chile

Embassy of Palestine in Chile

Military formation

Sociedad de Maestranzas y Galvan built steam locomotive, 4-4-0 configuration

Portal with the Spanish coat of arms
hhgygy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: hhgygy.
Unfortunately, the coat of arms is on the backside...

Paseo Ahumada
Featured in a Roadblock in Leg 5 of The Amazing Race Norge 2

Boeing 707-330B

Embassy of France in Chile

Chilean flag

Club de Aeromodelos de Chile

Parque Forestal
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Embassy of China in Chile

Sleeping

Embassy of Egypt in Chile

American flag

Borsig company built steam locomotive, 2-8-0 configuration

Embassy of Uruguay in Chile

Woman sweeping

Aguas Andinas

National Astronomical Observatory of Chile

Boeing-IAI 707 Cóndor (Chilean Air Force)
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.