Peru Travel Guide - The Government Palace of Peru
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The Government Palace of Peru, a prime example of neo-Colonial architecture, stands on the northern side of Lima's historic main square..
The building is known as the House of Government or the House of Pizarro and is the official Residence of the President of Peru.
Fronted by a 20-foot-high wrought iron fence, the courtyard is the scene of a ceremonial changing of the guard every day at noon..
Conquistador Francisco Pizzaro chose the site as his residence and seat of power in 1535 because it had been the house of Taulichusco, the Inca ruler of the Rimac Valley.
It was later the site where General José de San Martín declared the Independence of Peru on July 28, 1821
The palace was twice destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1884 and 1921. The modern palace was designed by Polish architect Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski, and completed in 1937.
The Government Palace of Peru, a prime example of neo-Colonial architecture, stands on the northern side of Lima's historic main square..
The building is known as the House of Government or the House of Pizarro and is the official Residence of the President of Peru.
Fronted by a 20-foot-high wrought iron fence, the courtyard is the scene of a ceremonial changing of the guard every day at noon..
Conquistador Francisco Pizzaro chose the site as his residence and seat of power in 1535 because it had been the house of Taulichusco, the Inca ruler of the Rimac Valley.
It was later the site where General José de San Martín declared the Independence of Peru on July 28, 1821
The palace was twice destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1884 and 1921. The modern palace was designed by Polish architect Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski, and completed in 1937.