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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural center
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former railway terminal → railway station → |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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Neoclassical architecture → |
| cityServed |
Lima
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|
| country |
Peru
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|
| 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
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|
| hasRailwayFunctionStatus |
converted to non-railway uses
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disused as passenger terminal → |
| heritageDesignation |
monument of national cultural heritage of Peru
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part of the Historic Centre of Lima UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| inception |
early 20th century
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|
| 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
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|
| openingDate |
1912
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|
| operator |
Peruvian state railways
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|
| originalFunction |
central railway terminal of Lima
→
passenger railway station → |
| owner |
Government of Peru
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|
| partOf |
Lima’s historic urban landscape
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| railwayLineDirection |
towards the Andes
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|
| regionServed |
central highlands of Peru
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| servedAsTerminusFor |
Central Railway of Peru
→
Ferrocarril Central Andino → |
| significance |
important example of early 20th-century railway architecture in Peru
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symbol of Lima’s railway history → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Historic Centre of Lima
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contains |