The Building of the Ministry of Finance and Commerce ( es, Edificio del Ministerio de Hacienda y Comercio) is one of the largest buildings located in

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in the

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. Surrounded by

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, Cuzco and Ayacucho (formerly Urubamba) streets, it serves as the headquarters of the Public Ministry of Peru.

History

The building was built in 1952, during the government of Manuel Odría, and is the work of architect Guillermo Payet, who conceived the design according to the

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, occupying an entire block of

, at the time of its widening. The tender for the construction of the building was awarded in December 1949 to the firm Gramonvel S. A. for a budget of S/. 25 million, and with a completion period of 24 months. Its exterior is decorated in

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, with a series of bas-reliefs on the front, the work of and Luis Felipe Agurto Olaya. The interior, on the entrance level that faces the main avenue, has a mural by

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in the

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. During the 2022 protests against the government of Dina Boluarte, the building was attacked on different occasions by protesters.

References

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History

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