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Jirón Junín
Jirón Junín is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón de la Unión and continues for 19 blocks until it reaches Nicolás Ayllón Avenue. History The road that today constitutes the street already existed in pre-Hispanic times. Under Francisco Pizarro, it was drawn as the camino del Cercado when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In its first block, to the south, the extension corresponding to the Plaza de Armas was arranged and, to the north, the land corresponding to the home of Pizarro himself and which was later the residence of the viceroys and Presidents of the country. At the beginning of the 17th century, the viceroy of Peru Juan de Mendoza y Luna, consented to the creation of the ''Cajones de Ribera'' in the first block of this road (Calle de Ribera). These boxes would be occupied by the fruit sellers and peddlers who were located in the Plaza Mayor un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Palace, Peru
The Government Palace (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Palacio de Gobierno''), also known as the House of Pizarro, is the seat of the executive branch of the Government of Peru, Peruvian government, and the official residence of the president of Peru. The palace is a stately government building, occupying the northern side of the Plaza Mayor, Lima, Plaza Mayor in Peru's capital city, Lima. 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. The first Government Palace was built by Francisco Pizarro, governor of Governorate of New Castile, New Castile, in 1535. When the Viceroyalty of Peru was established in 1542, it became the viceroy's residence and seat of government as the Viceregal Palace (), also known as the ''Casas Reales''. The most recent alterations to the building were completed in the 1930s, under the direction of President Oscar R. Benavides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirón Conde De Superunda
Jirón Conde de Superunda, formerly Jirón Lima, is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón de la Unión, next to the Palacio Municipal de Lima, and continues until it reaches the Jirón Cañete. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón Lima, after the department of Lima, later obtaining its current name. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name: *Block 1: Correo, after the Casa de Correos y Telegrafos. *Block 2: Veracruz/Santo Domingo, after the Convent of Santo Domingo. This block also houses the Casa de Osambela, headquarters of the '' Academia Peruana de la Lengua''. *Block 3: Matavilela, after an unidentified resident. *Block 4: Aumente, after José de Aumente, who lived there i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel, Lima
The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel () is a Catholic Church (building), church in the colonial area of the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos in Lima, Peru. Located in the corner of Huánuco and Jirón Junín, Junín streets, its first building dates back to the 17th century. Since then the structure has undergone multiple changes, many of them due to the earthquakes that have been recorded in the history of Lima. The current façade is in the Rococo style. History At the beginning of the 17th century, a retreat for poor girls called Nuestra Señora del Carmen was founded in the place where the temple now occupies. In 1625 it became a monastery, and in 1643 the Monastery of the Carmelites or ''Nuestra Señora del Carmen Antiguo'' (or Alto) was inaugurated. The earthquakes have caused serious damage. Those of 1687 Peru earthquake, 1687 and 1940 Lima earthquake, 1940 involved important changes in its plant. Overview The first level of the cloister remains from the 1645 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
