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Paseo De Los Héroes Navales
The Promenade of the Naval Heroes ( es, Paseo de los Héroes Navales) is a public park located in the Historic Centre of Lima, historic centre of Lima. It occupies the first block of the ''Vía Expresa Luis Fernán Bedoya Reyes, Paseo de la República''. It was given its current name on October 8, 1979 in commemoration of the centenary of the battle of Angamos. History The square was built in the 1920s during the History of Peru (1919–1930), second government of President Augusto B. Leguía and since then it has been the scene of some of the largest social demonstrations in the country. Starting in the 1990s, political rallies leading up to elections have been held on the Paseo. The square along with the first meters of the Paseo de la República expressway has also been used for the organization of automobile events. In June 2007, work began for the construction of the Estación Central (Metropolitano), Central Underground Station that articulates the authorized lines that prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edificio Rímac
The Rímac Building ( es, Edificio Rímac), also known as the Roosevelt House ( es, Casa Roosevelt), is a building located in the centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is currently under the administration of the insurance company Rímac Seguros. It is located at 101/157 Roosevelt Avenue and 1177/1199 Jirón de la Unión. It is the starting point of Paseo de la República Avenue. History The Polish architect Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski designed the building, which was built between 1919 and 1924.Bonilla, p. 28 Its construction coincided with the real estate construction boom that the city of Lima had in the government of Augusto B. Leguía and with the construction of a whole series of Second Empire style buildings on the ''Avenida Nicolás de Piérola'' and ''Paseo Colón''. Its first denomination is due to the fact that it was built at the request of the ''Rimac Seguros'' insurance company and its second denomination, ''Casa Roosevelt'', due to the name of the avenue in which it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirón Lampa , pedestrian street located in Lima, Peru.
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Jirón may refer to: People * Carlos Jirón (1955-2020), Nicaraguan politician. * Pedro Jirón (1939-2018), Nicaraguan footballer. Places * Jirón de la Unión The Jirón de la Unión, or Union Street, is a pedestrian street located in the Historic Centre of Lima, part of the capital of Peru. For many decades it was the most important boulevards of the city, often described as the most aristocratic, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Muñoz Wells
Jorge Vicente Martín Muñoz Wells (born 13 April 1962) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Lima from January 2019 until his removal from office by the National Jury of Elections in April 2022. He previously served as mayor of Miraflores from 2011 to 2018. Early life and education Muñoz was born in the middle-to upscale district of Miraflores District, Lima on 13 April 1962. His parents were Julio Germán Muñoz Valdivieso and Teresa María Molly Wells Leguía. On his mother's side, he is the great-grandson of Roberto Leguía y Salcedo, the brother of President Augusto B. Leguía, who ruled Peru from 1919 to 1930. Upon completing his high school education at the Colegio Nuestra del Carmen "Carmelitas", Muñoz was admitted to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru to study law. He subsequently took courses on citizen security and economic development in Israel, and management in Japan. Later on, he attained a master's degree on territorial planning a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Lima
The following is a list of Lima's mayors through the 20th and 21st centuries. '' Alcaldes ordinarios'' of the first and the second vote Mayors of Lima See also * Timeline of Lima {{Peru lists Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ... Mayors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comercio (Peru)
''El Comercio'' is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima. Founded in 1839, it is the oldest newspaper in Peru and one of the oldest Spanish-language papers in the world. It has a daily circulation of more than 120,000. It is one of the most influential media in Peru. History The military dictatorship of Juan Velasco Alvarado expropriated the newspaper in the mid-1970s. The company was returned to their original owners by President Fernando Belaúnde Terry on 28 July 1980, the same day he assumed office. It was his first official act upon assuming his presidency. The newspaper is owned by shareholders of the Miró Quesada family, whose ownership of the company dates to 1875. Despite this, management is under control of an individual who is not a member of the family. The company has ownership over its subsidiaries, the newspapers '' Peru 21'' and ''Trome'', and the magazine ''Somos''. The corporation, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., is the product of the merging of many compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture (Peru)
The Ministry of Culture of Peru is the government ministry in charge of the promotion of peruvian culture and identity. It was created on 20 July 2010, during the government of Alan García. The inaugural minister was Juan Ossio Acuña after his appointment on 4 September 2010. , the culture minister is Silvana Robles. List of Culture Ministers External links Official website Peru Peru, Culture Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ... Peruvian culture {{Culture-ministry-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Heritage Of Peru
The cultural heritage of Peru, officially the Cultural heritage of the Nation, is the name given to the set of goods, both tangible and intangible, accumulated over time. These goods can be paleontological, archaeological, architectural, historical, artistic, military, social, anthropological or intellectual. In Peru, the competence for the protection of cultural heritage is in the hands of the Ministry of Culture. In August 2000, the National Institute of Culture published a list of temples, convents and cemeteries declared cultural heritage. Classification In Peru, cultural heritage is regulated by Law No. 28296 (''General Law of Cultural Heritage of the Nation''), which establishes the national policy for the defense, protection, promotion, ownership and legal regime and the destination of the goods that constitute the Cultural Heritage of the Nation. Categories *Immovable material heritage: Those cultural assets that cannot be moved, including archaeological sites and coloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paseo Colón
9 December Avenue ( es, Avenida 9 de Diciembre), commonly known as Paseo Colón, is an avenue in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street is named after the statue of Christopher Columbus located in the avenue. History The place where the Paseo Colón extends today constituted, during the viceregal era, the southern limit of the city where the Walls of Lima stood. In 1898, during the government of President Nicolás de Piérola, the avenue was drawn up with the name of ''9 de Diciembre'' and would later be renamed ''Paseo Colón'' due to its pedestrian nature. From the moment it was laid out, Paseo Colón was considered an aristocratic avenue since it was located in the middle of the '' Parque de la Exposición''. As proof of this, the buildings on the road still show their republican-style decorations. However, this road suffered a great deterioration during the eighties, currently it has undergone an efficient recovery. See also *Historic Centre of Lima Located princi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Grau
The Plaza Grau is a public square located in the center of Lima, Peru. It is located at the intersection of the Paseo de la República with the Paseo Colón, Miguel Grau Avenue and the Paseo de los Héroes Navales. It was named in honor of Miguel Grau Seminario, commander of the '' Huáscar'' monitor during the War of the Pacific. Description The square has a rectangular shape with rounded vertices, bordered by gardens. In the center the ''Monumento a Miguel Grau Seminario'' monument stands, made of granite and bronze, the work of the Spanish sculptor Victorio Macho. It reaches a height of twenty-one meters. The body of the monument is a four-sided granitic monolith, with vertical stretch marks and stands of ascending rhythms, which, according to the author, symbolizes the land of Peru. The stands that are seen at their base symbolize the sea. High height of the main face or front, is the sculpture of the hero represented with his sailor uniform and with his arms crossed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheraton Lima Historic Center
The Sheraton Lima Historic Center, known as the Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center until 2022, is a luxury hotel located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The hotel is part of the Lima Civic Center, which includes a multi-purpose building and a shopping mall, which was itself built above the grounds of the former Lima Penitentiary. History American hotel chain Sheraton Hotels and Resorts arrived in Peru at the end of the 1960s, and began construction of its hotel on the south side of the Lima Civic Center where the Lima Penitentiary was formerly located. The building where it was built formed, together with the ''Torre de Lima'' of the Civic Centre, a classic view of the predominant Lima skyline during the 1970s. The hotel opened its doors on 1 March 1973, as the Sheraton Lima Hotel. Despite rumours of ghosts of the former prison haunting the place, the hotel opened without incident. In its early years, it housed people such as Venezuelan actress Lupita Ferrer and sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Italian Art
The Museum of Italian Art (Spanish: Museo de Arte italiano) is a public museum in Lima, Peru, under the administration of the National Culture Institute. It's the only European arts museum in Peru. History The Museum of Italian Art was the gift from the Italian community in Peru, for the 100th Anniversary of the Independence, in 1921. Its official inauguration occurred on November 11, 1923. After many years working, the museum passed to be administrated by the National Culture Institute in 1972. The institution received donations from contemporary Italian artists, and the permanent collection was increased with another 35 art works, in 1989 and 1990. Since 1991, major efforts have been made to recover the museum itself -building and collection- and to revalue it. So far, the steps have been made thanks to the Italian embassy' constant support and the Association of Friends of the Museum of Italian Art. Museum The building has remained open since the inauguration. The project was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima Civic Center
The Lima Civic Center ( es, Centro Cívico de Lima) is an architectural complex located next to the Paseo de los Héroes Navales in the district of Lima, on the land previously occupied by the Lima Penitentiary. It was projected with the intention of becoming a civic-urban landmark for the city, housing State offices, a hotel and a convention center. Its construction began in 1970 and culminated in 1977 with the inauguration of the main tower of the complex. At 109 meters tall, it was the tallest building in the country for 34 years. It was surpassed in 2011 by the in the San Isidro district. History The Civic Center was an original idea of the first government of the architect Fernando Belaúnde Terry, conceived in 1966. Later, after the coup d'état by the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, construction was carried out. Initially it came to house a large number of offices and state dependencies, becoming an important center of activity in the city. However, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
