Santiago Sights

Palacio Cousiño

#38 of 261 things to do in Santiago

#106 of 1153 things to do in Chile

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  • Address
    • Dieciocho 438
  • Transport
    • Toesca
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 02 698-5063
  • Price
    • admission on guided tour only CH$2100
  • Hours
    • 9:30am-1:30pm & 2:30-5pm Tue-Fri, 9:30am-1:30pm Sat & Sun, last tours leave an hr before closing

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Lonely Planet review for Palacio Cousiño

‘Flaunt it’ seems to have been the main idea behind the shockingly lavish Palacio Cousiño. It was built between 1870 and 1878 by the prominent Cousiño-Goyenechea family after they’d amassed a huge fortune from wine-making and coal and silver mining, and it’s a fascinating glimpse of how Chile’s 19th-century elite lived. Carrara marble columns, a half-ton Bohemian crystal chandelier, Chinese cherrywood furniture, solid gold cutlery, and the first electrical fittings in Chile are just some of the ways they found to fritter away their fortune.

 

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