La Moneda is not just the Presidencial Palace, but also a cultural center with museums, theaters, and government offices around.
La Moneda
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La Moneda is not just the Presidencial Palace, but also a cultural center with museums, theaters, and government offices around. |
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| Walking toward La Moneda from the San Franciso Church, you'll pass this Moai, to celebrate Rapa Nui, since 1888 a part of Chile. | One of a number of upcoming, interesting and temporary exhibits at this location |
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I arrived there between exhibits, and only the permanent Rapa Nui display was open. |
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Of course the schoolkids were there, putting up with their teachers' training methodologies. In this girl class, once you get your red (hair) ribbon, you are considered present & accounted for. |
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Making the small humongous. A huge ceramic chihuahua. |
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This explains most of the broken moai that apparently fell off their pedestals
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A carving that depicts the character on the Rapanui flag. To me, at least, this was a technically difficult exhibit to photograph. The displays are often facing away from the central light well, were independently lighted, and all behind thick glass. Even pressing the lens against the glass (gently) did not always give me the desired result. |
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