Alameda (Santiago)

It runs east–west in the centre of the greater urban area and is 7.77 km (4.83 mi) long,[1] and it has up to 5 lanes in each direction.

[3] For many decades it was used as a landfill site, until it was converted into a boulevard by Bernardo O'Higgins during the first years of independence of the country and was named as Alameda de las Delicias.

The south section of the initial stretch of the avenue is dominated by a cluster of tower blocks called Remodelación San Borja.

The avenue bisects a large rectangular area lined with walls of government buildings, whose core portion is home to the Palacio de la Moneda.

Near the La Moneda Palace are the statues of José de San Martín, Manuel Bulnes Prieto, and Bernardo O'Higgins.

A beautiful mosaic was constructed at the edge of Santa Lucía Hill in honor of the poet Gabriela Mistral; there are also dozens of other monuments to persons of national and international importance along the central floe of La Alameda.