Parque Arrieta, Historical monument in Peñalolén, Chile

Parque Arrieta is a historical monument set on hillside grounds with stone staircases, winding paths, and fountains surrounded by European sculptures and lush vegetation. The estate includes a two-story mansion amid landscaped gardens decorated with artistic elements.

The Egaña family owned the park, mansion and Peñalolén hacienda from 1813 to 1870, when Uruguayan consul José Arrieta bought the property. Mariano Egaña, one of its owners, drafted the Constitution of 1833 in the park house; some history texts say he also signed it at Peñalolén. For just over 100 years the estate was one of Santiago's cultural centres.

The Egaña family owned the estate from 1813 to 1870 and kept one of Chile's most complete libraries there, later donated to the National Library. Under the Arrietas the mansion became a cultural salon, and Chile's first chamber music concerts were heard in its rooms.

The estate sits near Avenida José Arrieta in Peñalolén and currently houses the SEK International School. Visitors should check accessibility beforehand, as the grounds are now part of a school campus.

The iron gate at the end of Avenida José Arrieta is set in a brick wall decorated with four muses of the arts. Beyond it, a stone stairway flanked by figures of Justice and the Republic leads down to a water basin. Higher on the mansion, two lion figures frame the view over the rear patio toward the Andes.