Alfredo Azancot (1 February 1872 – 1937) was a Portuguese architect, born on

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and educated at the

École des ponts ParisTech École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * Éco ...

. He emigrated to Chile, and designed many buildings in

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, including Brunet Castle, Rioja Palace and the Carrasco Palace. He also designed the

Arco Británico The Arco Británico (Spanish language, 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 Chilean War of Independence, In ...

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1872 births École des Ponts ParisTech alumni 19th-century Portuguese architects Immigrants to Chile Year of death missing People from São Tomé People from Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe {{Chile-architect-stub