Desamparados railway station

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Desamparados railway station is a historic former central railway terminal in Lima, Peru, known for its early 20th-century architecture and later conversion into a cultural and administrative space.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural center
former railway terminal
railway station
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
Neoclassical architecture
cityServed Lima
country Peru
currentUse administrative offices
cultural space
exhibition hall
public events venue
hasCulturalRole tourist attraction in Lima
venue for cultural events
venue for exhibitions
hasFacadeMaterial plaster
stone
hasFeature arched windows
clock on façade
decorative cornices
large central hall
ornamental façade
hasPlatformType terminal platforms
hasRailwayFunctionStatus converted to non-railway uses
disused as passenger terminal
heritageDesignation monument of national cultural heritage of Peru
part of the Historic Centre of Lima UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception early 20th century
locatedIn Historic Centre of Lima
Lima
Lima Province
Lima Region
locatedNear Government Palace of Peru
Plaza Mayor de Lima
locatedOn left bank of the Rímac River
openingDate 1912
operator Peruvian state railways
originalFunction central railway terminal of Lima
passenger railway station
owner Government of Peru
partOf Lima’s historic urban landscape
railwayLineDirection towards the Andes
regionServed central highlands of Peru
servedAsTerminusFor Central Railway of Peru
Ferrocarril Central Andino
significance important example of early 20th-century railway architecture in Peru
symbol of Lima’s railway history

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Historic Centre of Lima
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