The Plaza Bolivar is also known as the Plaza of Congress or Plaza of the Inquisition as it is surrounded by the Legislative Palace which is the seat of the

Congress of Peru The Congress of the Republic of Peru ( es, Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Congress' composition is established by Chapter I of Title IV of the Constitution of Peru. Congress is compose ...

, and the site of the former Tribunal of the Inquisition. It is located in the

Barrios Altos Lima is a district of Lima Province in Peru. Lima district is the oldest in Lima Province and as such, vestiges of the city's colonial era remain today in the historic centre of Lima, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 and ...

neighborhood of the Historic Center of Lima, the capital of

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. It is located at the second block of Abancay avenue, three blocks east of the Plaza Mayor of Lima. Gatherings and parades are held at the plaza during national holidays due to

Simon Bolivar Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genu ...

, being the liberator of five

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n countries, being the plaza's namesake.

Gallery

File:Plazabolivar.jpg, The Plaza Bolivar with the Our Lady of Charity church in the 1800s File:Plazabolivar1.jpg, The Plaza Bolivar in the 1800s File:Bolivarperu.JPG, Statue to Simon Bolivar

References

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