Repurposing

Section of the National Stadium of Chilie in Santiago
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The Stands of Dignity and Escotilla 8 in Santiago

Chile

By Jade

Following the military coup against Salvador Allende in September 1973, the Chilean Armed Forces transformed the former stadium of Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos into the country’s largest detention centre for political prisoners, where abuse was rife. Following the transition to democracy, the Estadio Nacional possessed a complicated status functioning… Read More