4287 x 2848 px | 36,3 x 24,1 cm | 14,3 x 9,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2. April 2010
Ort:
Cerro Santa Lucia urban view, looking south-east, Santiago, Chile, South America
Weitere Informationen:
Cerro Santa Lucia (Santa Lucia Hill), a defensive site 629 metres above sea-level, was the place where Conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, sent south from Peru to conquer new lands for the Spanish Crown, founded the city of Santiago in 1541. Valdivia climbed the hill on the feast-day of Santa Lucia (13 December 1541), hence the name. During the Chilean Independence in 1818, forces loyal to the Spanish Crown, defended the northern side of the hill with Fort Hidalgo. In 1872 Vicuna Mackenna, Mayor of Santiago, landscaped the hill with the parks and gardens of today. Charles Darwin, visiting the hill in August 1834, proclaimed the view from the top 'most striking'. Here, looking south-east towards a hazy backdrop, we see modern urban developments, including one tower-block red painted and one with a roof garden cascade of green foliage to brighten the urban environment.
