1939. Devastating earthquake.

That day in 1939, there was a catastrophic earthquake Chillán, which almost completely destroyed the provinces of south-central Chile. The tragedy, however, was the catalyst to implement the latest ideas in modern architecture, with very marked influence of the Bauhaus and Le Corbusier, providing a valuable modern architectural heritage, of high quality, to Chillán, unique in the country, and very relevant in the Latin American context.

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