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Chile’s Presidential Palace

Chile’s Presidential Palace
The Casa Real de la Moneda, the presidential palace and seat of government in Chile, is located on Constitution Plaza in Santiago, the country’s capital. The building originally housed the nation’s mint; its Spanish name translates into English as the Royal Palace of the Currency.
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