British Arch

The Arco Británico (Spanish for British Arch) is a monument on Avenida Brasil, in Valparaíso, Chile. It was donated to the town in 1910 by the British community there to mark the centenary of the Independence of Chile. Designed by the Chilean architect Alfredo Azancot, the arch was unveiled in 1911.

The monument, covered in marble brought from Italy, is surmounted by a British Victorian lion and is decorated with the images of four Britons who participated in the Chilean War of Independence: Thomas Cochrane, Bernardo O'Higgins, Robert Simpson and Jorge O'Brien. It also bears the Chilean and United Kingdom coats of arms.

The arch was visited by Queen Elizabeth II during her official visit to Chile in 1968, and by Prince Charles in 2009.

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Dominic Tam
1 January 2017
Donated by British in 1910 to mark the centenary of Chile's independence.covered by Italian marble guarded by a Victorian Lion & 4 Britons participated in Chilean War.All fenced & planted with roses.
Francisca Véliz
16 February 2015
Limpio, recién remodelado, buen lugar para ir a pasear...!
johnny alvarez
6 April 2018
Es un monumento clasico de Valparaíso,fue recuperado con aportes de la corona britanica...lindo lugar.
Camila Paz
31 March 2015
Lugar muy piola dentro del caos de la ciudad.
Max Arratia
30 March 2019
Arco Británico de Valparaíso
Joao Lima
23 March 2013
Nada demais nem de menos
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