La Moneda & Museum of Memory - Chile 2014, Nikon FE 28mm

Palacio de La Moneda is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. It also houses the offices of three cabinet ministers: Interior, General Secretariat of the Presidency and General Secretariat of the Government.

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights (in Spanish: Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos) is a Chilean museum located in Santiago, dedicated to commemorate the victims of human rights violations during the military regime led by Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990. It was inaugurated by former President Michelle Bachelet on January 11, 2010, which formed part of government works celebrating the bicentennial of Chile. In her speech on May 21, 2007, before the full Congress, President Michelle Bachelet announced the construction of a memorial museum. The first stone of the Memorial Museum was laid by former President Bachelet, who was also a victim of torture during the dictatorship of Pinochet, on December 10, 2008. - Wikipedia

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