Jirón de la Unión

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Jirón de la Unión is a historic and traditionally upscale pedestrian street in downtown Lima, Peru, known for its commercial activity and colonial-era architecture.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district street
pedestrian street
street
cityCenterFunction links main historic squares of Lima
connects Plaza Mayor de Lima
Plaza San Martín
continent South America
country Peru
hasArchitecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
republican architecture
hasEconomicActivity retail trade
services
hasFeature arcades
balconies
historic façades
hasNameLanguage es
hasPublicSpaceType urban promenade
hasReputation symbolic center of Lima’s social life
traditional upscale shopping street
hasTransportModeRestriction motor vehicles prohibited on main section
hasUse commercial
residential
touristic
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicalPeriod colonial era
knownFor cafés and restaurants
colonial-era architecture
commercial activity
historic buildings
pedestrian promenade
upscale shops
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Historic Centre of Lima
Lima
downtown Lima
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lima Province NERFINISHED
Lima Region NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Peru Time
municipality Municipality of Lima
nameMeaning Union Street NERFINISHED
partOf Historic Centre of Lima World Heritage Site
pedestrianized yes
timeZoneUTCOffset UTC−05:00
touristAttraction yes
urbanPlanningStatus main pedestrian axis of downtown Lima


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