The Casa Arenas Loayza is a historic residence in the

Cercado de Lima The Cercado de Lima ('Walled Lima'), Damero de Pizarro ('Pizarro's Checkerboard'), or Lima Cuadrada ('Squared Lima') is an area of the historic center of Lima (capital of Peru) located within the old walls of the city. Location and history T ...

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. Located in the

historic centre of Lima The Historic Centre of Lima () is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone est ...

, it forms part of the

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. It is located a block away from the Government Palace.

History

In this two-level building the rooms are on the upper floor. The ground floor is mostly intended for longitudinal shops. The first floor is padded and has five openings with semicircular arches. The second floor has three short projecting balconies and two parapet balconies, which are distinguished from the traditional

balconies of Lima The balconies of Lima are items of cultural heritage built during the Viceroyalty of Peru and the History of Peru#Republican era, Republic of Peru. Most of these balconies are of the Viceroyalty period, built in the late 17th and 18th cent ...

, which are usually made of wood and closed. Its façade is the Italian neo-Renaissance style, with a tendency towards

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. There are

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elements in the balconies, jambs, screens and pilaster shafts, while the

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style is reflected in the frieze and its corbels that support the cornice and roof railing. Unlike many other similar residences from the mid-19th century, its plan does not develop around a central

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or in general around any axis. Its interior is decorated with plasterwork with a floral motif.

References

{{coord, -12.0463, -77.0292, type:landmark_region:PE, display=title Buildings and structures in Lima Buildings and structures completed in 1886