National Congress of Chile, Bicameral legislature in Valparaíso, Chile.
The National Congress of Chile is a bicameral legislature in Valparaíso. Its building shows a horseshoe-shaped layout with separate chambers for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
The parliament was established in 1811 as the first legislature after the country's independence. After a constitutional change in 1980, its seat moved from Santiago to Valparaíso.
The name Congress comes from the Latin word for assembly and points to the building's role as a place for political deliberation. Senators and deputies meet here regularly for sessions that visitors can sometimes watch from public galleries.
Guided tours of the legislature building take place on weekdays and offer insight into how both chambers work. Visitors should check in advance whether sessions or events are scheduled on their chosen day.
The land where the building stands was once the childhood home of former head of state Augusto Pinochet. This connection makes the site a witness to Chile's political evolution.
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