Plaza de Armas
The Plaza de Armas is the main square of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Plaza de Armas metro station is located under the square. Surrounding the square are some historic buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Apincheira, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chilean National History Museum and Museum of Precolombian Art.
Chilean National History Museum
Museum
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago is a building located on the Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile. The building dates back to 1808 and houses, since 1982, the National History Museum of Chile.
Museum of Precolombian Art
Museum
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art is an art museum dedicated to the study and display of pre-Columbian artworks and artifacts from Central and South America. Museum of Precolombian Art is situated 260 metres southwest of Plaza de Armas.
Equestrian statue of Pedro de Valdivia
Work of art
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Equestrian statue of Pedro de Valdivia is a work of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santiago and Barrio La Bolsa.
Santiago
Santiago is the capital and economic center of Chile. With its many museums, events, theaters, restaurants, bars and other entertainment and cultural opportunities, it is also the cultural center of the country.
Barrio Lastarria
Neighborhood
Photo: Marco Nuñez, CC BY 2.0.
The Historic Center is the traditional financial downtown district in Santiago. It comprises the historical center, including Cerro Santa Lucia, historic and public buildings.
Plaza de Armas
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: main square of Santiago, Chile
- Categories: square, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Central Santiago, Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.43728° or 33° 26′ 14″ southLongitude
-70.65029° or 70° 39′ 1″ westElevation
574 metres (1,883 feet)Open location code
47RFH87X+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 12001959242OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
8050978Wikidata ID
Q602232
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Plaza de Armas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلازا دي أرماس”
- Chinese: “武器广场”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا دى ارماس”
- French: “place d’Armes”
- French: “Place d’Armes”
- German: “Plaza de Armas”
- Persian: “میدان دو آرماس (سانتیاگو)”
- Persian: “میدان دو آرماس”
- Portuguese: “Praça de Armas (Santiago)”
- Portuguese: “Praça de Armas”
- Spanish: “Plaza de Armas de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Independencia de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Plaza Mayor de Santiago”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plaza de Armas”. Photo: Apincheira, CC BY-SA 3.0.