La bolsa de comercio

When I came to Santiago I made myself a tour for the city and a building there I really like was “La bolsa de comercio”. I have always like old building I think there are fancy and have this kind of magic and history there I just find fascinating.

Is a built with the shape of a tringle in Bandera street in the center of Santiago and it has the most beautiful alley with some new coffees like Starbucks and shops but with an architecture old. The building was built between 1913-1917 and it was officially opened on December 25, 1917. It has a very classical style which I really love and is something about the shape of the building there I find very interesting; the architect is Emilio Jecquier a French Architect hired by the Chilean government to made the center of Santiago more elegant and less rural. It was declared a National Monument in 1981.

Inside is very old, I could not see much but it has a big main hall and revolving doors which I love and found very funny hahaha.

The thing there I also like of these building is there when you are there you feel like in other place, in an old city, even in a European city. The building has thing presence, almost imposing and you feel little and like an outsider.

I think that their kind of building are a treasure of the city, and give the center of Santiago a more classical look and is important give them the value they deserve. I also think that these buildings represent an opportunity of mix with the contemporary architecture and that is in some way a challenge.