Torre Tagle Palace

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Spanish colonial mansion historic building palace

Torre Tagle Palace is an 18th-century Spanish colonial mansion in Lima, Peru, renowned for its ornate baroque façade and carved wooden balconies, and now serving as the headquarters of the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish colonial mansion → historic building → palace →
architecturalStyle	Andalusian Baroque → Baroque → Spanish Colonial →
builtFor	José Bernardo de Tagle y Bracho →
builtForTitle	Marquis of Torre Tagle →
builtInCentury	18th century →
city	Lima →
constructionEnd	1735 →
constructionStart	1730 →
continent	South America →
country	Peru →
currentUse	headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru →
governingBody	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru →
hasFacadeOrientation	towards Jirón Ucayali →
hasFeature	azulejo tile decoration → central courtyard → coffered wooden ceilings → stone portal with baroque ornamentation → two carved wooden balconies → wrought-iron balconies →
hasInfluence	Andalusian architecture → Criollo architecture → Moorish architecture →
hasMaterial	adobe → brick → lime mortar → stone → wood →
hasRestoration	20th century restoration →
heritageDesignation	Monument of National Heritage of Peru →
knownFor	Mudejar-style courtyard → carved wooden balconies → ornate baroque façade →
locatedIn	Historic Centre of Lima → Lima →
locatedInDistrict	Cercado de Lima →
locatedOn	Jirón Ucayali →
originalUse	private residence →
owner	Government of Peru →
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Lima →
region	Lima Region NERFINISHED →
significance	one of the finest examples of colonial architecture in Lima →
tourismAttraction	yes →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince	1988 →
usedBy	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru →

Referenced by (1)

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