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Lima's Municipal Palace 
Municipal Palace of Lima at nightGeneral information Architectural style Neocolonial Town or city Lima Country Peru Construction started 1939 Design and construction Architect Emilio Harth Terré, José Alvarez Calderón and Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski 
The Municipal Palace of Lima as seen from the Plaza of the Flag The Municipal Palace of Lima is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, the governing entity of the city of Lima, Peru. Initially known as the Cabildo of Lima, the city hall is located on the Jiron de la Union on the Plaza Mayor of Lima, in the heart of the Historic center of Lima. It was originally located at the current site of the Archbishop's Palace of Lima, however in 1548 was moved to its current site by Hernando Pizarro. Its first occupant was the first mayor of Lima, Nicolás de Rivera. Throughout the years, it has been modified on a variety of occasions, most of which have been as a result of earthquakes. On November 3, 1923, the original city hall building was destroyed by a fire and the municipality subsequently temporarly moved their offices to the Palace of the Exposition, which is know home to the Museum of Art of Lima. The municipality would remain there until the new city hall was constructed between 1943 and 1944 during the presidency of Óscar R. Benavides.
The current building was innagurated on July 2, 1944, by the then mayor Luis Gallo Porras. The design of the building was chosen in a contest in which the design submitted by Emilio Harth Terré and José Alvarez Calderón emerged victorious. The interior design concession was won by Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski. Its exterior facade is of a neocolonial style while conserving the original structure of the previous building.
Its interior design is of a French rennisance influence and its galleries contain various works by 19th and 20th century Peruvian painters such as Ignacio Merino and Daniel Hernández. An important centerpiece of the palace is an authentic Roman column given by the city of Rome. The column previously had been located in the ancient summer palace of the Roman Emperor Nero. The gallery also contains various marble reproductions of renown sculptures.
See also
- Metropolitan Municipality of Lima
- City Hall
- Historic Center of Lima
- Lima
Bibliography
- City Hall of Lima, Lima – Perú, edited in English by the Culture Office of the Municipality of Lima being Mayor of Lima Architect Eduardo Orrego Villacorta - 1981–1983.
References
- Metropolitan Municipality of Lima
- National Institute of Culture
- Historical Archive of the Municipality of Lima
Categories: Palaces in Peru | Buildings and structures in Lima | Visitor attractions in Lima | Buildings and structures completed in 1944 | Peruvian architecture | Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru | Spanish Revival architecture | Seats of local government
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