Plaza Perú (Lima)

Peru Square
Location	Lima, Peru
Built	1952
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1991
Part of	Historic Centre of Lima
Reference no.	500
Location of Peru Square in Lima

Peru Square, formerly known as Francisco Pizarro Square,^[1][2] is a public square located in central Lima, Peru.

History

The square is located in a corner of the Plaza Mayor, on the side between the Government Palace and the Municipal Palace, where the Casa Alcántara was formerly located, which was demolished in 1952, during the administration of then Mayor of Lima, Eduardo Dibós, to inaugurate, on July 26 of that year, Francisco Pizarro Square.^[3]

The square was so named because it was the place where it was decided to move, from the city's cathedral, the controversial equestrian statue of Francisco Pizarro, by Charles Rumsey. This statue was removed by the municipal government of Luis Castañeda, in 2003, and relocated to the Parque de La Muralla. After that, the square was remodeled, a pool and the national flag were placed in the center, and it was renamed to Peru Plaza.^[4][5]

Gallery

• 
  The former Colonial building
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  The square in 1987
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  The flag and fountain

See also

• Plaza Mayor, Lima

References

1. Bromley Seminario, Juan (2019). Las viejas calles de Lima (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. p. 94.
2. "487th anniversary of Lima: 13 amazing pictures of the Peruvian capital". Andina. 2022-01-18.
3. Hess, Peter (2013-05-17). "Pizarro in Exile". Cultures Contexts. University of Texas.
4. "Francisco Pizarro cabalga hacia el olvido en Lima, la ciudad que fundó". RPP Noticias. 2017-01-18.
5. Fernández Arribasplata, María (2011-01-17). "Las movidas de don Francisco". El Comercio.

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