List of buildings in Lima

This is a list of important buildings in Lima, the capital of Peru.

The Historic Centre of Lima is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991.

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Pre-Columbian sites edit

Name Image Date when built Civilizations who built it Source Location
Pachacámac   3rd century-15th century Lima culture, Inca Empire, Wari culture, Ichma culture
 
General information
LocationPachacámac District.
Coordinates12°15′29″S 75°54′00″W / 12.25806°S 75.90000°W / -12.25806; -75.90000 (Pachacámac)
Huaca Pucllana   400-700 DC Lima culture
 
General information
LocationLeft bank of the lower valley of the Rímac River.
Coordinates12°06′40″S 77°02′02″W / 12.11111°S 77.03389°W / -12.11111; -77.03389 (Pachacámac)
Garagay [es]   1400 BC Chavín culture
 
General information
Location"Urbanización El Pacífico", near the intersection of Angélica Gamarra and Universitaria avenues, in the district of San Martín de Porres, 20 minutes from the historic center of Lima.
Coordinates12°00′13″S 77°05′15″W / 12.00361°S 77.08750°W / -12.00361; -77.08750 (Garagay)
Huaca Huallamarca   200 BC Pinazo culture
 
General information
Locationresidential area of the San Isidro district, in Lima.
Coordinates12°05′50″S 77°02′25″W / 12.09722°S 77.04028°W / -12.09722; -77.04028 (Huaca Huallamarca)

Important Colonial buildings edit

Name Image Built Architectural style Architect(s) Belonged to the religious order Source Location
Lima Metropolitan Cathedral   1602-1797 Renaissance, Gothic, Neoclassical, Baroque and Plateresque Francisco Becerra, Juan Martínez de Arrona, Juan Rher, Matías Maestro [1]
 
General information
Locationoccupies the east side of the Plaza Mayor of Lima, on Calle Gradas de la Catedral, block 2 of the current Jirón Augusto Wiese.
Coordinates12°02′49″S 77°01′47″W / 12.04694°S 77.02972°W / -12.04694; -77.02972 (Lima Metropolitan Cathedral)
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco   1657-1672 Baroque, Rococo Constantino de Vasconcellos, Manuel Escobar Franciscans [2]
 
General information
Locationintersection of the third block of the Jirón Áncash (Calle San Francisco) with the first block of the Jirón Lampa (Calle Soledad).
Coordinates12°02′44″S 77°01′39″W / 12.04556°S 77.02750°W / -12.04556; -77.02750 (Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima)
Remains of the Colonial Walls of Lima   1684-1687 Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata [3]
 
General information
LocationRemains are in Parque de La Muralla and in Barrios Altos.
Coordinates12°02′40″S 77°01′35″W / 12.04444°S 77.02639°W / -12.04444; -77.02639 (Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima)
Basilica and Convent of San Pedro   1568-1638 Neoclassical Martín de Aizpitiarte Society of Jesus [4]
 
General information
LocationJirón Azángaro (Calle del Gato) with the fourth block of Jirón Ucayali. One block from Abancay Avenue, in Cercado de Lima (Lima 1), three blocks from the Plaza de Armas.
Coordinates12°02′57″S 77°01′44″W / 12.04917°S 77.02889°W / -12.04917; -77.02889 (Basilica and Convent of San Pedro, Lima)
Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo   1688-1766 Rococo and Mudéjar Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent, Diego Maroto, Juan Martínez de Arrona, Miguel Güelles and Juan de Uceda Dominican Order [5]
 
General information
Locationintersection of the first block of Jirón Camaná (Calle Pescante) with the second block of Jirón Conde de Superunda (Calle Veracruz).
Coordinates12°02′39″S 77°01′55″W / 12.04417°S 77.03194°W / -12.04417; -77.03194 (Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima)
Palacio de Torre Tagle   1678-1766 Baroque and Mudéjar José Bernardo de Tagle y Bracho, 1st Marquis of Torre Tagle [6]
 
General information
LocationJirón Ucayali.
Coordinates12°02′56″S 77°01′46″W / 12.04889°S 77.02944°W / -12.04889; -77.02944 (Palacio de Torre Tagle)
Casa de Osambela   late 18 century-1805 Rococo Martín de Osambela, Marquis of Osambela [7]
 
General information
Locationfacing Jirón Conde de Superunda.
Coordinates12°02′38″S 77°01′57″W / 12.04389°S 77.03250°W / -12.04389; -77.03250 (Palacio de Torre Tagle)
Puente de Piedra Bridge   1610 Juan del Corral
 
General information
LocationHistoric Center of Lima.
Coordinates12°02′36″S 77°01′47″W / 12.04333°S 77.02972°W / -12.04333; -77.02972 (Puente de Piedra)
Casa de Aliaga   1536-1810 Renaissance, inside is preserved colonial richly decoration Juan José Aliaga y Sotomayor
 
General information
LocationJirón de la Unión, Historic Center of Lima.
Coordinates12°02′39″S 77°01′49″W / 12.04417°S 77.03028°W / -12.04417; -77.03028 (Casa de Aliaga)
Church of San Agustín (in 1908 the bell-tower was torn down)   1573-1751 Churrigueresque P. Ixar de Mendoza, Pedro de Noguera, Juan García Salguero, Luis de Espíndola Order of Saint Augustine [8]
 
General information
Locationintersection of the fourth block of Jirón Camaná (Lartiga street) with the second block of Jirón Ica (San Agustín street).
Coordinates12°02′48″S 77°02′00″W / 12.04667°S 77.03333°W / -12.04667; -77.03333 (Church of San Agustín, Lima)
Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced   1535-1798 Churrigueresque Miguel de Orenes, Cristóbal Gómez, Francisco Javier Domínguez, Cristóbal Caballero, Alonso de Morales Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy [9]
 
General information
Locationintersection of block 6 of Jirón de la Unión (Calle La Merced) and the first block of the Jirón Antonio Miró Quesada (Calle Jesús Nazareno).
Coordinates12°02′54″S 77°01′58″W / 12.04833°S 77.03278°W / -12.04833; -77.03278 (Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced)
Casona and Chapel of the National University of San Marcos   1605-1748 Baroque University [10]
General information
LocationAv. Nicolás de Piérola 1222 - Parque Universitario, Lima.
Fort of Santa Catalina   1806-1809 Neoclassical [11]
 
General information
LocationJirón Inambari N° 790, corner with the 12 block of Jirón Andahuaylas (Calle Costado del Cuartel), in the Plazuela de Santa Catalina in the Barrios Altos of Lima.
Coordinates12°03′21″S 77°01′38″W / 12.05583°S 77.02722°W / -12.05583; -77.02722 (Fort of Santa Catalina, Lima)
Palacio Goyeneche   1771 Baroque Ignacio Cavero y Vásquez de Acuña [12]
General information
LocationJirón Ucayali, historic center of Lima.
Church and Convent of los Descalzos   1592 Baroque Franciscans [13]
 
General information
LocationAlameda de los Descalzos, Rímac district.
Coordinates12°02′01″S 77°01′28″W / 12.03361°S 77.02444°W / -12.03361; -77.02444 (Church and Convent of los Descalzos)
Church of Santa María Magdalena [es]   1587 Baroque, Isabelline Gothic
 
General information
LocationPueblo Libre district.
Coordinates12°04′41″S 77°03′47″W / 12.07806°S 77.06306°W / -12.07806; -77.06306 (Church of Santa María Magdalena, Lima)
Church of Nuestra Señora de Copacabana   1619-1746 Baroque [14]
General information
Locationblock 4 of the jirón Chiclayo, in the Rímac district.
Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas   1727-1771 Baroque Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent, Sebastián de Antuñano [15]
 
General information
LocationJirón Huancavelica.
Coordinates12°02′47″S 77°01′48″W / 12.04639°S 77.03000°W / -12.04639; -77.03000 (Santuario y Monasterio de Las Nazarenas)
Casa de Pilatos   1590-early 19th century Baroque
 
General information
LocationJirón Áncash 390, Lima.
Coordinates12°02′46″S 77°01′38″W / 12.04611°S 77.02722°W / -12.04611; -77.02722 (Casa de Pilatos, Lima)
Church of Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio   1688-1754 Baroque
 
General information
LocationJirón Atahualpa, Rímac.
Coordinates12°02′10″S 77°01′32″W / 12.03611°S 77.02556°W / -12.03611; -77.02556 (Church of Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio (Rímac))

References edit

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