Plaza de Armas de Lima

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Plaza de Armas de Lima is the historic main square of Peru’s capital, surrounded by important colonial-era buildings and considered the birthplace of the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public square
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Main Square of Lima
Plaza Mayor de Lima
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
coordinateLocation -12.0464,-77.0428
country Peru
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~154 metres
founder Francisco Pizarro
fountainInception 1651
hasCentralFeature bronze fountain
hasStreet Jirón Carabaya
Jirón Huallaga
Jirón Junín
Jirón de la Unión
hasView Rímac River (nearby)
linked to: Rímac River
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 1535
locatedIn Historic Centre of Lima
Lima
Lima Province
Lima Region
locatedInTimeZone America/Lima
locatedNextTo Archbishop’s Palace of Lima
Cathedral of Lima
linked to: Lima Cathedral

Club de la Unión
Government Palace of Peru
Municipal Palace of Lima
partOf Historic Centre of Lima
significantEvent founding of Lima
proclamation of independence of Peru in Lima
touristRegion Centro Histórico de Lima
linked to: Cercado de Lima
usedFor civic ceremonies
political demonstrations
religious processions
tourism

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Plaza Mayor de Lima alsoKnownAs Plaza de Armas de Lima
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist faces Plaza de Armas of Lima
linked to: Plaza de Armas de Lima
Plaza de Armas de Lima alsoKnownAs Main Square of Lima
linked to: Plaza de Armas de Lima