The National Archives of Chile (Spanish: Archivo Nacional de Chile) is a public organization of the Chilean state, created in 1927 with the goal to "collect and conserve the archives of the Departments of State and all the documents and manucsrpits related to the national history, and to oversee their organization and use".
With the creation of the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, the administration of the dependency was not modified, and the Archive continued under the DIBAM.
The collection includes extensive records on Nazi activities in the country, related to spy operations and the Ratlines (routes used to escape Germany) around the time of World War II.
The building occupies a blockfront between Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins and Moneda Street, and faces the Santa Lucía Hill.
The building was originally designed to house the Chilean National History Museum, which was moved to its current location in 1982.