People in the Agustín Ross Balcony, on March 11, 2011

The Ross Balcony ( es, Mirador de Agustín Ross, also known as ''Mirador el Infiernillo'') is a

balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony is ...

constructed by

Agustín Ross Edwards Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín Cár ...

in 1910. It is located over rocks in the southern part of the beach of

Pichilemu Pichilemu (, ), originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The commune comprises an urban centre and twenty-two villages, including Ciruelo ...

, in the ''Paseo de la Juventud'' ( es, Youthfulness Walk). The waves came up to the balcony until the 1960 Valdivia earthquake.

Agustín Ross Agustín Ross Edwards (February 5, 1844 – October 20, 1926) was a Chilean politician, diplomat, and banker. He was son of David Ross and Carmen Edwards Ossandon; both were of British ancestry. He was married to Susana De Ferari. Biography Ro ...

designed it with the purpose to view the sea. He constructed groceries near the balcony and became one of the most important places in the rise of the city.

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Buildings and structures in Pichilemu Buildings and structures completed in 1910 {{Pichilemu-stub