Barrio París-Londres

Barrio París-Londres is a barrio located in Santiago, Chile. The neighborhood intersects at Calle Londres and Calle París, located behind the San Francisco Church, in its former orchard. Barrio París-Londres features shops, hostels, hotels and cobble stone streets with renovated mansions, reminiscent of the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. The barrio was developed in 1923 by a group of architects, and consists of only two streets. The building at Calle Londres 38/40 is a former jail and torture facility, used during the Pinochet regime. Tiles in front of the building depict the names of former political prisoners who were held there.[1]

Calle Londres in the barrio.

References

Andrew Benson; Melissa Graham (3 August 2009). The Rough Guide to Chile. Penguin. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4053-8381-3. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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[BensonGraham2009-1] Andrew Benson; Melissa Graham (3 August 2009). The Rough Guide to Chile. Penguin. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4053-8381-3. Retrieved 10 December 2011.