Memorial for the Disappeared, Memorial stele at General Cemetery in Santiago, Chile.

The Memorial del Detenido Desaparecido y del Ejecutado Político is a long, high marble wall at the entrance to Santiago General Cemetery, in Patio 102. Its left wing lists the disappeared and its right wing the executed political victims, with Salvador Allende's name carved at the center. Two statues by Francisco Gacitúa, a man's face and a woman's face with closed eyes, stand in front.

The memorial was inaugurated on 26 February 1994 in Patio 102 of Santiago's General Cemetery. A working group that included Interior Undersecretary Belisario Velasco and artists Claudio di Girolamo, Nemesio Antúnez and Francisco Gacitúa oversaw its creation. It commemorates the roughly 3,000 people disappeared or murdered after the 1973 coup, and the wall also serves as a crypt: when remains are identified, names move from the disappeared list to the executed.

The memorial is a site of ongoing public remembrance: flower bouquets, photographs and calls for government action are piled at its base. The wall also serves as a crypt, and when newly identified remains are brought there, the person's name is moved from the list of the disappeared to that of the deceased.

The memorial sits in Section 102 of the General Cemetery and can be reached from Avenida Recoleta through either of two entrances. The cemetery keeps long opening hours, so visitors have plenty of flexibility when planning their visit.

The wall holds the names of some 3,000 people, and it also serves as a crypt: when remains are identified, the person's name is moved from the list of the disappeared to that of the deceased. Visitors leave flowers, photographs and calls for government action at its base.