Palacio de Gobierno

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government building historic building presidential residence

Palacio de Gobierno is the historic presidential residence and main seat of executive power in Peru, located on Lima’s Plaza Mayor.

Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government building →
historic building →
presidential residence →
alsoKnownAs Casa de Pizarro →
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture →
Neoclassical architecture →
category Buildings and structures in Lima →
Official residences in Peru →
Palaces in Peru →
Seats of national governments →
cityCenterFunction symbolic center of political power in Peru →
continent South America →
coordinateLocation -12.0464,-77.0283 →
country Peru →
follows Inca palace on the same site →
founder Francisco Pizarro →
guardedBy Peruvian Army →
Peruvian National Police →
hasAddress Jirón de la Unión s/n, Plaza Mayor, Lima →
hasEmblem Coat of arms of Peru →
hasFlag Flag of Peru →
hasPart balcony overlooking Plaza Mayor →
ceremonial halls →
main courtyard →
presidential offices →
heritageDesignation Historic Centre of Lima →
inception 16th century →
locatedIn Lima →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lima Province →
Lima Region →
locatedOn Plaza Mayor de Lima →
locatedOnWaterbody Rímac River NERFINISHED →
materialUsed masonry →
nativeName Palacio de Gobierno del Perú →
notableEvent changing of the guard ceremony →
numberOfFloors 2 →
occupant President of Peru →
officialLanguageUsed Spanish →
operator Government of Peru →
originalConstructionStart 1535 →
ownedBy Government of Peru →
partOf Historic Centre of Lima →
roofType flat roof →
significantReconstruction early 20th century →
touristAttraction yes →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Lima →
use official residence of the President of Peru →
seat of the executive branch of Peru →
Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Casa de Pizarro ("Palacio de Gobierno del Perú") →
Casa de Pizarro ("Palacio de Gobierno de Lima") →
alsoKnownAs
Palacio de Gobierno del Perú ("Palacio de Gobierno del Perú") →
nativeName
Government Palace of Peru →
officialName
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