The monumental complex of the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco of Lima,
also known as "San Francisco el Grande" or "San Francisco de Jesús", is
located in the Historic Center of Lima, Peru.
This set of religious precincts is one of the most important and best
architectural centers of the city. It is also one of the most extensive and
beautiful legacies of the viceroyalty era, consequently becoming one of the
cultural centers of Peru that generates increased interest in visitors.
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Main facade
The facade is in a Liman Baroque style, with grace and monumentality.
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A rhythmic bossage runs through its walls that in its upper part is
adorned by a wooden balustrade.
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Entrance to the main cloister
The main cloister is a quadrilateral courtyard, surrounded by galleries
in the form of semicircular arches, eleven per side, all of them
supported by pilasters.
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The walls are decorated with Sevillian azulejos on the plinth, dating
from 1642, the theme of the decorations being Franciscan saints.
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The building includes catacombs, which were the old cemetery in
colonial times. It operated as such until 1810 and it is estimated
that at that time it must have housed up to 70,000 people.
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Today the different rooms contain a good number of bones classified by
type and arranged on some occasions in a rather artistic fashion, such
as those in the mass grave.
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