Palacio Ortuzar, Tudor architecture building in Ñuñoa, Chile.
Palacio Ortúzar is a Tudor-style mansion at Irarrázaval Avenue 4250 in Ñuñoa, Santiago, built from 1929 over about ten years for the Ortúzar-Veyl family. Its facades combine pointed arches, towers, heraldic motifs and pillars, with a medieval-inspired entrance atrium and French stained-glass windows. The building now houses the Education, Doctrine and History Directorate of Carabineros de Chile.
Construction began in 1929 under the commission of Eugenio Ortuzar Rojas, with architects Rigoberto Correa and Esteban Barbieri leading the design. The project reflected European tastes that were fashionable among Santiago's upper class during that decade.
The entrance hall displays medieval design elements, and imported French stained glass windows fill the interior with colored light. These details reflect the European tastes that wealthy Santiago families favored during that era.
The building is at Avenida Irarrázaval 4250, but the current entrance is on Calle Montenegro, on the west side, through a cobbled path leading to a small stairway and a medieval-inspired atrium. It houses the Education, Doctrine and History Directorate of Carabineros de Chile, so interior access may be limited; the exterior tower and gardens can be viewed from the street.
The fountain in the Irarrázaval front garden carries cast-iron figures of a woman and four cherubs pouring water, made by the French sculptor Mathurin Moreau. The sculptures did not originate here: they belonged to the Palacio Pereira before being moved to this garden.
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