🏛️ Culture · Guided tour
Day visits to Observatorio Foster
Same view, same hill, 119 years apart. Swipe and see how an entire city appeared
- When
- 12:00 to 18:00 (summer) / 11:00 to 17:00 (winter)
- Where
- Observatorio Histórico Manuel Foster, Santiago
- Price
- $5,000 per person
- Organizer
- Observatorio Histórico Manuel Foster
📸 Same view, same hill, 119 years apart. Swipe and see how an entire city appeared 👉 🌾 1903: from the summit of San Cristóbal, eastern Santiago was pastures, rows of poplars, and dirt roads. That year, the Foster Observatory, the first building on the summit, was built here 🔭 🏙️ 2022: where there were fields, today there is Providencia and Las Condes, with the Gran Torre Santiago (300 m) facing the same mountain range 🏔️ The only thing that didn't change is the Andes line: compare it between slide 2 and 3 👀 📊 By the numbers: 👥 City of Santiago in 1907: 332,724 inhabitants 🌆 Metropolitan Region in 2024: 7,400,741 📍 The Santiago commune today has barely a third more inhabitants than the entire city in 1907: the growth moved toward the valley 🖼️ A large-format print of this panorama is on display at the observatory. Come compare it with the real view from the terrace, 850 m above sea level ✨ 🗓️ Daytime visits: Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 to 18:00 in summer and 11:00 to 17:00 in winter 🌙 Observation nights: dates and reservations at observatoriofoster.com 🎒 Schools and universities: observatoriofoster.com/visitas 💬 Which place in the 2022 photo do you recognize? Tell us… On the flyer: The same view, 119 years later. 1903 Archive photograph. 2022 Panorama: Thomas H. Puzia. Manuel Foster Observatory Cerro San Cristóbal since 1903.