• Thumbnail for Atlas Building, Lima
    The Atlas Building (Spanish: Edificio Atlas; Edificio Seguros Atlas; Edificio de la Compañía Seguros Atlas) is a building designed by architect Walter...
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    Lima (/ˈliːmə/ LEE-mə; locally [ˈlima]), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (locally [sjuˈdat de los ˈreʝes], Spanish for "City of Kings"), is...
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    The Lima Stock Exchange Building is a building located at the intersection of Carabaya and Santa Rosa streets, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. Its...
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    international airport serving Lima, the capital of Peru. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) northwest of Lima Center, the nation's capital...
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    Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima and Primate of Peru (Spanish: Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de Lima y Primada del Perú), otherwise Lima Metropolitan Cathedral...
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    Lima Locomotive Works was an American firm that manufactured railroad locomotives from the 1870s through the 1950s. The company took the most distinctive...
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    The Catacombs of Lima (Spanish: Catacumbas de Lima) are underground ossuaries in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The catacombs were built under the...
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    experience empathy towards their victims. Lima syndrome was named after an abduction at the Japanese embassy in Lima, Peru, in 1996, when members of a militant...
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    The Plaza Mayor de Lima, or Plaza de Armas de Lima, is considered one of the birthplaces of the city of Lima, as well as the core of the city. Located...
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    The Lima Stock Exchange (Spanish: Bolsa de Valores de Lima, BVL) is the stock exchange of Peru, located in the capital Lima. It has several indices. The...
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    San Francisco of Lima, also known as "San Francisco el Grande" or "San Francisco de Jesús", is located in the Historic Center of Lima, Peru. This church...
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  • developed several structures, mainly houses in Santa María del Mar. Atlas Building, Lima (with José Álvarez Calderón, 1954) Casa Fernandini, Santa María del...
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  • Thumbnail for Palacio Municipal de Lima
    Palacio Municipal de Lima or City Hall of Lima is a public building that serves as headquarters of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. It is located on...
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    Lima Engine is a Ford Motor Company automobile engine plant located in Lima, Ohio, United States. The factory opened in 1957 as the site of production...
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    Casa Matusita (category Buildings and structures in Lima)
    The Casa Matusita is a building located at the intersection of Garcilaso de la Vega and España avenues in the center of Lima, Peru. It is known for the...
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    serves the city of Lima, in Peru. It is headquartered at the Casa de Divorciadas, an 18th-century building in the historic centre of Lima. It was founded...
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    centre of Lima, Peru. It was built in 1913 and is located at 400 Jirón Ica. It was designed by Claude Sahut in an eclectic style. The building was designed...
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    purchased a property in the Santa Beatriz area of Lima district to house its embassy. The three-floor building was designed by U.S. architect Frederick Larkin...
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    Crillón Building (Spanish: Edificio Crillón) is an office building located at Nicolás de Piérola Avenue in the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. From 1947...
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    Square (Spanish: Plaza Unión), is a public square in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It is one of three squares through which Alfonso Ugarte Avenue passes—the...
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    city of Lima, Peru. It was created in the 1530s under the patronage of Our Lady of the Rosary and is located in the Historic Centre of Lima. It houses...
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    (also known by its former name of Pasaje Zepita) in Barranco District, in Lima, Peru. It is one of the most visited tourist places in the historic district...
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    palace is a stately government building, occupying the northern side of the Plaza Mayor in Peru's capital city, Lima. Set on the Rímac River, the palace...
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    The Historic Centre of Lima (Spanish: Centro histórico de Lima) is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's...
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    Lima (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈli.ma]) is a district of Lima Province in Peru. Lima district is the oldest in Lima Province and as such, vestiges of the...
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  • Thumbnail for Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced
    Basilica. The Mercedarians, who evangelized the region, helped to develop Lima by building many of the churches preserved today. The Basilica and Convent of Nuestra...
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  • Thumbnail for Casa de Pilatos (Lima)
    Esquivel y Jarava, is a building located in front of the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in the historic centre of Lima, which currently functions...
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    The University of Lima (Spanish: Universidad de Lima; IPA: [uniβeɾsiˈðað ðe ˈlima]; ) is a private nonprofit university in Lima, Peru. It was founded...
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  • Thumbnail for Giacoletti Building
    was declared a historical monument of Lima. The building was destroyed in a fire on October 27, 2018. The building, a project by the Italian brothers Rinaldo...
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    Huaca Pucllana (category Buildings and structures in Lima)
    central Lima, Peru, built from seven staggered platforms. It served as an important ceremonial and administrative center for the advancement of the Lima Culture...
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