historic centre of Lima

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic district tourist attraction

The historic centre of Lima is the colonial-era heart of Peru’s capital, renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture, grand plazas, and significant religious and civic buildings.

Aliases (11)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → historic district → tourist attraction →
capitalOf	Peru →
contains	Archbishop’s Palace of Lima → Basilica and Convent of La Merced → Basilica and Convent of San Francisco → Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo → Casa de Aliaga → Casa de Osambela → Casa de Riva-Agüero → Church of La Soledad → Church of San Agustín → Church of San Marcelo → Church of San Pedro → Desamparados railway station → Government Palace of Peru → Jirón de la Unión → Lima Cathedral → Municipal Palace of Lima → Parque de la Muralla → Plaza Mayor de Lima → Plaza San Martín → Torre Tagle Palace →
country	Peru →
extendedInYear	1991 →
foundationDate	1535 →
foundedBy	Francisco Pizarro →
governingBody	Municipality of Lima →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Baroque architecture → Neoclassical architecture → Spanish colonial architecture →
hasHeritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
hasNotableFeature	central plazas → grid street plan → religious complexes → wooden colonial balconies →
heritageCriteria	UNESCO criterion (ii) → UNESCO criterion (iv) →
inscriptionYear	1988 →
locatedIn	Lima → Lima Province → Lima Region →
originalName	Ciudad de los Reyes →
partOf	City of Lima →
periodOfSignificance	16th century → 17th century → 18th century →
UNESCORegion	Latin America and the Caribbean →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo ("old quarter of Lima") → Casa de Osambela ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Casa de Riva-Agüero ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Central Reserve Bank of Peru Museum ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Church of La Soledad → Desamparados railway station ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Jirón Carabaya ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Jirón de la Unión ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Lima Cathedral ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Plaza Mayor de Lima ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Plaza San Martín ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Torre Tagle Palace ("Historic Centre of Lima") →	locatedIn
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ("Historic Centre of Lima UNESCO World Heritage Site") → Casa de Aliaga ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Casa de Osambela ("Lima’s historic center") → Church of La Soledad ("historic centre of Lima, UNESCO World Heritage Site") → Government Palace of Peru ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Jirón Huallaga ("Lima historic street grid") → Jirón de la Unión ("Historic Centre of Lima World Heritage Site") → Palacio de Gobierno del Perú ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Plaza Mayor de Lima ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Torre Tagle Palace ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Lima") →	partOf
Casa de Osambela ("UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Lima)") → Palacio de Gobierno del Perú ("Historic Centre of Lima") →	heritageDesignation
Lima Cathedral ("Historic Centre of Lima") → Palacio de Gobierno del Perú ("Historic Centre of Lima") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Lima Province →	contains
Ciudad de los Reyes ("Historic Centre of Lima") →	hasHistoricCenter
Lima →	isOnUNESCOWorldHeritageTentativeList
Casa de Aliaga ("Historic Centre of Lima") →	locatedInOldTown
Government Palace of Peru ("Historic Centre of Lima") →	location
Magic Water Circuit ("Lima Historic Centre") →	nearbyAttraction
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ("historic center of Lima") →	tourismRegion
Plaza San Martín ("Historic Centre of Lima") →	touristRegion