The Plaza Mayor de Lima, or Plaza de Armas de Lima, is considered one of the
birthplaces of the city of Lima, Peru.
In 1523, King Charles I of Spain mandated the
Procedures for the creation of cities in the New World. These
procedures indicated that after outlining a city's plan, growth should follow
a grid centered on the square shape of the plaza.
On the day of the foundation of the city, January 18, 1535, the conquistador
Francisco Pizarro, conforming to established procedure, designated a location
to build the plaza.
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Archbishop's Palace of Lima
The Archbishop's Palace of Lima, the capital of Peru, is the residence
of the Archbishop of Lima, and the administrative headquarters of the
Archdiocese of Lima, Peru.
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Located on land that Francisco Pizarro allocated to be the residence
of the head priest of Lima after the foundation of the city in 1535,
the current building was opened on December 8, 1924, and is considered
a prime example of neo-colonial architectural that developed in Lima
during the early twentieth century.
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See more at
Archbishop's Palace of Lima - Wikipedia.
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Archbishop's Palace of Lima (left) and Lima Metropolitan Cathedral
(right).
In 1622, the Cathedral of Lima is completed. This church still stands
today on the plaza. In 1922, the construction of the Archbishop's Palace
of Lima was completed.
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Government Palace
The Government Palace, also known as the House of Pizarro, is the seat
of the executive branch of the Peruvian government, and the official
residence of the president of Peru.
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Set on the Rímac River, the palace occupies the site of a very large
huaca ("revered object") that incorporated a shrine to
Taulichusco, the last kuraka (indigenous governor) of Lima.
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The current Government Palace building dates largely from the 1920s.
It is representative of the Neo-Plateresque style characteristic of
Lima from the 1920s to the 1940s.
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See more at
Government Palace, Peru - Wikipedia.
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Palacio Municipal de Lima
The Palacio Municipal de Lima or City Hall of Lima is a public building
that serves as headquarters of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.
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Because more space was needed for the Cathedral of Lima, the council
moved in 1548 to land owned by Hernando Pizarro, the huaca of
the chapter that had a pen of llamas, and this is where the current
municipal building is located.
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See more at
Palacio Municipal de Lima - Wikipedia.
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Casa del Oidor
The Casa del Oidor is a historical building located next to the Plaza
Mayor, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru.
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The single-story house was built on two of the four plots that made up
one of the 117 blocks into which viceregal Lima was divided after the
Spanish founding at the hands of Francisco Pizarro.
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The person in charge of the works was Alonso Riquelme, treasurer of
the Spanish conquistadors. His first guest was Gaspar Melchor de
Carbajal, attorney general of Indians and chief bailiff of
slaughterhouses and markets of the city, who was in charge of hearing
neighbourhood complaints; It is from this function of its owner that
the house was called "of the Oidor."
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See more at
Casa del Oidor - Wikipedia.
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