The Casa Marsano, also known as the Marsano Palace (), was a palace in
Miraflores District, Lima
Miraflores, founded as San Miguel de Miraflores, is a Districts of Peru, district of Lima Province, in Peru. A residential and upscale shopping district, it is one of the wealthiest districts that make up the city of Lima, located to the south o ...
.
History
The site of the building was located in
Miraflores, a district of
Lima
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which
had been affected by the
War of the Pacific
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. By the late 19th century and early 20th century, the district began to grow, as immigrants, notably of
italian origin, began to populate the district.
The building was built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the marriage between Tomás Marsano, son of a
Genoese father, and Clotilde Campodónico Crovetto, herself born in Genoa, who married in Lima on December 2, 1894. The house was inaugurated in 1941, the same year it finished construction.
music concert
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headed by local bands ''Orgus'', ''Sacra'' and ''Masacre''.
Demolition
The building was not declared as a historical monument by the National Institute of Culture
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, as then director César Coloma opposed its inscription due to modernity of the building and due to it not being of a "Peruvian rchitecturalstyle" and, consequently, it "did not contribute to local architecture." It was controversially demolished in 2002 and its ''hacienda
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'' was replaced by the ''Compu Palace'' shopping centre and the Marsano Theatre (March 1928) and Building (after 1944; officially known as the ''Residencial Miranda'').
See also
* Edificio Limatambo, another well-known building whose demolition was also met with controversy
References
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Buildings and structures in Lima
Demolished buildings and structures in Peru
Buildings and structures completed in 1941
Buildings and structures demolished in 2002
Miraflores District, Lima