Plaza de Armas, La Moneda Palace & Santiago's Historic Core
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Plaza de Armas, La Moneda Palace & Santiago's Historic Core

Santiago's Plaza de Armas (the main square of the colonial city of Santiago, laid out by Pedro de Valdivia in 1541 as the centre of the new colonial settlement) and the Palacio de La Moneda (the Presidential Palace of Chile — the most important building in Chilean political history, the palace that was bombed by the Chilean Air Force during the military coup of September 11, 1973 that overthrew President Salvador Allende) are the historic and political heart of Chile.

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