British Residence visited by over 750 people on Chile鈥檚 Heritage Day
Ambassador Fiona Clouder greeted the visitors to the Residence, presenting the strong historic links between Chile and the UK.
Ambassador Fiona Clouder with students from Instituto Profesional Los Leones.
皇冠体育app British Embassy in Santiago participated in Chile鈥檚 Heritage Day on Sunday 28 May by hosting an open doors morning at the Residence, a building of historical value located in the El Golf area, which was acquired by the British Government in 1966.
visited the Residence鈥檚 garden and representational areas, joining group tours led by British Embassy staff and Tourism and Hotel Management students from the Instituto Profesional Los Leones.
Ambassador Fiona Clouder greeted the visitors to the Residence, presenting the strong historic links between Chile and the UK. She also gave a talk about Maria Graham (Lady Callcott), a British writer who lived in Chile and described this experience in 鈥淛ournal of a Residence in Chile during the Year 1822鈥�.
Architect Alberto Cruz Eyzaguirre built the Residence in 1938, drawing on a neo-classical style in fashion in Europe during the time. 皇冠体育app house initially belonged to Elena Err谩zuriz Eche帽ique, considered to be one of the driving figures behind the development of the El Golf neighbourhood. 皇冠体育app gardens were designed by the German landscape architect Oscar Prager, considered to be the father of Chilean landscaping.
In 1994, the Municipal Land Use Plan of Las Condes declared the house 鈥淗istoric Preservation Property鈥�, thus ensuring the protection of its heritage. 皇冠体育app British Embassy has participated in Heritage Day for several years, enabling hundreds of people to visit the Residence.
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