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Estación Central
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Víctor Jara Stadium
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Víctor Jara Stadium
Biblioteca de Santiago
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Biblioteca de Santiago
Pabellón París
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Pabellón París
Conjunto Virginia Opazo
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Conjunto Virginia Opazo
stationSantiago, Santiago Metropolitan

Estación Central

Historical Monument of ChileBuilt 1857
Typestation
Built1857by Gustave Eiffel
Best monthsApr · Oct–Novweather in Santiago
33.45° S, 70.68° WUTC−3 · Chile Summer Time
Standing for169 years
built 1857today 2026
When to goSantiago · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec96October
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
October: high / low22° / 9°
iAbout

Estación Central in brief

Estación Central is a station in Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.

It holds the designation Historical Monument of Chile.

The station dates from 1857 and was designed by Gustave Eiffel.

For a visit, the weather in Santiago is best in April, October and November; in October afternoons average 22°.

Santiago: weather and travel guide

Facts

Type
station
Designation
Historical Monument of Chile
Built
1857
Architect
Gustave Eiffel
Nearest town
Santiago
Region
Santiago Metropolitan
Coordinates
-33.45194, -70.67889
iiLocation

Where to find it

iiiWhen to visit

Weather in Santiago

Climate guide

Month score for sightseeing

Best Apr · Oct–Nov
ivNearby

More heritage close by

All monuments in Chile
Víctor Jara Stadium
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Víctor Jara Stadium

0.4 km E
Historical Monument of Chile
Víctor Jara Stadium
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Escuela de Artes y Oficios

0.7 km W
national monument of Chile
Escuela de Artes y Oficios
Biblioteca de Santiago
Photo: Carlos Figueroa Rojas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored

Biblioteca de Santiago

0.8 km N
Historical Monument of Chile
Biblioteca de Santiago
Pabellón París
Photo: Carlos Figueroa Rojas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored

Pabellón París

0.9 km NW
Historical Monument of Chile
Pabellón París
Conjunto Virginia Opazo
Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored

Conjunto Virginia Opazo

0.9 km E
Typical Zone (Chile)
Conjunto Virginia Opazo
Invernadero de la Quinta Normal
Photo: Carlos Leiva · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored

Invernadero de la Quinta Normal

1.0 km N
Historical Monument of Chile
Invernadero de la Quinta Normal
Around here

Santiago and around

Santiago
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Santiago

Santiago Metropolitan · Chile
Apr · Oct–Novbest months
16°July high
556 maltitude
Santiago

Nature

Apoquindo Waterfall
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18 km E

Apoquindo Waterfall

Waterfall
Apoquindo Waterfall
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
21 km S

Rio Clarillo

River
Rio Clarillo

Mountains

Cerro Provincia
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20 km E

Cerro Provincia

2,750 m · Sierra de Ramón
Cerro Provincia
Cerro Las Tórtolas, Santiago Metropolitan
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35 km N

Cerro Las Tórtolas, Santiago Metropolitan

1,149 m
Cerro Las Tórtolas, Santiago Metropolitan
Morro del Fraile
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26 km W

Morro del Fraile

1,123 m
Morro del Fraile

Heritage

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
1.6 km N

Palacio de La Moneda

Tentative World Heritage Site · 1784
Palacio de La Moneda
Basílica del Salvador
Photo: Carlos yo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
2.1 km NW

Basílica del Salvador

Historical Monument of Chile · 1932
Basílica del Salvador
National Library of Chile
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1.6 km N

National Library of Chile

Historical Monument of Chile · 1813
National Library of Chile

Museums

Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
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2.4 km N

Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts

Art museum · 1880
Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
Chilean National Museum of Natural History
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3.5 km NW

Chilean National Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum · 1830
Chilean National Museum of Natural History
Museum of Memory and Human Rights
Photo: Jorge Barrios · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
3.5 km NW

Museum of Memory and Human Rights

History museum · 2010
Museum of Memory and Human Rights