Monumento al General Baquedano
Monumento al General Baquedano is a work of art in Providencia, Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan. Monumento al General Baquedano is situated nearby to the park Plaza Baquedano, as well as near the work of art Lucila.Photo: Roferbia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Inscription: “Contiene los restos de un soldado desconocido, muerto en 1881 durante la Guerra del Pacífico”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro Universidad de Chile and Baquedano metro station.
Teatro Universidad de Chile
Theater building
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teatro Universidad de Chile is a theater building, which is situated 110 metres south of Monumento al General Baquedano.
Baquedano metro station
Metro station
Photo: Roferbia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baquedano is a transfer station between the Line 1 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is located close to the eastern terminus of the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins.
Museum of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Chile
Museum
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Museum of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Chile is situated 150 metres west of Monumento al General Baquedano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plaza Baquedano and Bellavista and North.
Plaza Baquedano
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Plaza Baquedano, commonly known as Plaza Italia, is a major landmark in Santiago, Chile. The plaza was inaugurated in 1928, being crowned by a monument made by Chilean sculptor Virgínio Arias and featuring General Manuel Baquedano, giving the current name to the urban landmark.
Bellavista and North
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.
Monumento al General Baquedano
- Categories: monument, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Providencia, Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-33.43694° or 33° 26′ 13″ southLongitude
-70.63443° or 70° 38′ 4″ westInception
September 18th, 1928Open location code
47RFH978+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 741798695OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q132178552
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In Other Languages
“Monumento al General Baquedano” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Monumento al general Baquedano”
- “Monumento al general Baquedano”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Baquedano and Lucila.
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