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Iron Stars: History and Significance of Anchor Bolts in Valparaíso: Architecture, Technology, and Heritage.

Iron Stars: History and Significance of Anchor Bolts in Valparaíso: Architecture, Technology, and Heritage.

González Valencia, Andrés

Paperback

General World History

ISBN13: 9798296587299
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 4 2025
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.10 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Valparaíso, a port city shaped by earthquakes, trade, and modernity, bears on its façades a silent testimony of the 19th century: star-shaped anchor bolts.
This book unveils the history, engineering, and symbolism of these structural elements which, beyond their technical function, embody an era when utility could also be beautiful.

From the state warehouses to the hillside viewpoints, Iron Stars traces the European origins of these devices, their arrival in Chile as part of the international iron trade, and their adaptation to Valparaíso's seismic and maritime conditions. Drawing on historical rigor, unpublished sources, and accessible language, the author offers a heritage-based reading of the star bolts: components that connect architecture, engineering, state policy, and urban memory.

Halfway between historical essay and heritage research, this book invites readers to see with new eyes the iron stars that still hold -and narrate- the material history of Valparaíso.

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