The Palacio de La Moneda, known simply as La Moneda, is the presidential seat of Chile and is located in Santiago, the country's capital. It also houses the General Secretariat of the Presidency and the General Secretariat of Government. Located in the Santiago district, it is surrounded by Moneda, Morandé, Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins and Teatinos streets. To the north of the building is the Plaza de la Constitución and to the south, the Plaza de la Ciudadanía.

La Moneda has forty rooms, one of which is for the President, who also has residences such as the Cerro Castillo Palace in Viña del Mar and a property in Machalí, known as Casa 100. The remaining rooms are for the ministers. Of neoclassical style, the building recovered much of its original design after the restoration that followed the military coup of 1973. On the site where the Patio de los Naranjos stands today, the original building housed ovens and workshops, which were demolished.

The main façade faces Moneda Street, overlooking the Plaza de la Constitución, under which parking lots and offices serving the presidency and ministries were built, an area popularly known as "the bunker".

Inside the palace are three small courtyards, one of which is roofed. The main one, called Patio de los Cañones, has old colonial cannons. Continuing towards the Alameda, is the renovated Patio de los Naranjos, where presidential ceremonies, dinners for distinguished visitors and other official events are held. This courtyard houses an exhibition of sculptures, including Roberto Matta's Tolomirotodomiro, which was part of the Chilean pavilion at the Universal Exposition in Seville in 1992.

During the mandate of Ricardo Lagos, the Paseo Bulnes was connected to the new Plaza de la Ciudadanía. Under this square, the Palacio de La Moneda Cultural Center was built and inaugurated in January 2006. After the return to democracy, during the government of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, the building was painted winter white. Although it was claimed that this was its original color, some experts questioned this claim, pointing out that the original coating, composed of sand, lime and other materials, did not allow for this tone. However, the new paint aesthetically enhanced the building in its gray surroundings, protecting it from moisture, smog and making it easier to clean.

Ricardo Lagos temporarily reopened the pedestrian passage through the building and, in 2003, reopened the historic entrance at Morandé 80, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the coup d'état. This entrance allowed presidents to enter the building without having to pass through the main door, as well as being the symbolic exit at the end of their term of office.

President Michelle Bachelet ordered the restoration of the room where Salvador Allende died, reintroducing original furniture and adding two paintings by painter Guillermo Muñoz Vera: one shows Allende waving from the balcony and the other represents the same balcony with damage after the 1973 bombing. This room was inaugurated on September 11, 2008 and today is part of the Ministry of the Interior. However, some critics pointed out that the use of trupan panels on the interior walls was not in keeping with the prestige of the building.

The 2010 earthquake caused some damage to La Moneda, such as detachment of friezes and minor cracks in patios and walls, as well as more serious damage, such as complete cracks in the Prat hall, located in the front of the building, and in the Patio de los Cañones.