The Casa de Correos y Telégrafos (''Post and Telegraph office'' in English) is the central post office of the city of

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. The building is located at Conde de Superunda street 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 ...

, near the Plaza Mayor. The building was constructed in 1897 in the Beaux-Arts architectural style. Additionally, the building houses the Postal and

Philatelic Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possibl ...

Museum of Peru () and a

Serpost Servicios Postales del Perú, S.A., trading under the name Serpost, is a state-owned postal service and courier of Peru. As the country's national post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such ...

office. Besides displaying exhibits relating to postal service, the museum showcases exhibits relating to the history of Lima. The building's interior passageway dates back to 1924, and is known as the Pasaje Piura (also known as the Pasaje del Correo), and its interior is lined with shops. Its facade contains a clock, and a bronze lion depicted with its snout open and devouring correspondence. The building occupies an area of 6,537 m², and adjacent to it are parts of a gravestone, belonging to politician , used as part of the pathway.

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Historic Centre of Lima Government buildings completed in 1897 Buildings and structures in Lima Neoclassical architecture in Peru Museums in Lima

Postal system of Peru

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