Plaza Mayor de Lima
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 in the Historic Centre of Lima, it is surrounded by the Government Palace, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace of Lima, the Municipal Palace, and the Palacio de la Unión.View of the Plaza Mayor de Lima…Photo: Allan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Square
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru with many years
Notable Places in the Area
Lima Metropolitan Cathedral
Photo: Wasiwatana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima and Primate of Peru, otherwise Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Plaza Mayor of downtown Lima, Peru. Lima Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 120 metres southeast of Plaza Mayor de Lima.
Archbishop's Palace of Lima
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archbishop's Palace of Lima, the capital of Peru, is the residence of the Archbishop of Lima, and the administrative headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima. Archbishop's Palace of Lima is situated 100 metres east of Plaza Mayor de Lima.
Pinacoteca Municipal Ignacio Merino
Museum
Photo: Gatodemichi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pinacoteca Municipal Ignacio Merino is a museum.
Localities in the Area
Lima
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest city. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador…
West Lima
Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av.Miraflores
Photo: Mira4espina78y, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miraflores is a suburb or barrio of Lima the capital city of Peru.
Plaza Mayor de Lima
- Category: locality
- Location: Central Lima, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.04594° or 12° 2' 45" southLongitude
-77.03056° or 77° 1' 50" westElevation
158 metres (518 feet)Open Location Code
57V4XX39+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 172097116OpenStreetMap Feature
place=squareGeoNames ID
8335029Wikidata ID
Q2536763Plaza Mayor de Lima Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: بلازا مايور, ليما
- Arabic: بلازا مايور
- Arabic: بلازا مايور، ليما
- Catalan: Plaça Major de Lima
- Catalan: Plaça de les Armes
- Chinese: 武器广场
- Dutch: Plaza Mayor
- Egyptian Arabic: بلازا مايور
- English: Main Square of Lima
- English: Plaza Mayor, Lima
- English: Plaza de Armas of Lima
- French: Place principale de Lima
- French: Plaza Mayor de Lima
- Hungarian: Plaza Mayor
- Italian: Piazza principale di Lima
- Japanese: マヨール広場 (リマ)
- Japanese: リマのメイン広場
- Macedonian: Плаза Мајор (Лима)
- Portuguese: Praça Maior de Lima
- Portuguese: Praça Principal de Lima
- Quechua: Rimaqpamapap Hutunpatan
- Russian: Главная площадь Лимы
- Spanish (Historic): Plaza de Armas
- Spanish: Plaza Mayor de Lima
- Spanish: Plaza de Armas de Lima
- Swedish: Plaza Mayor, Lima
- Плаза Мајор
In the Area
Localities
- Barrio ChinoNeighbourhood
- Urbanización UniónNeighbourhood
- MonserrateNeighbourhood
- HuascaránNeighbourhood
- Barrio ChirimoyoNeighbourhood
- Barrios AltosQuarter
Other Places
- Goddess FemeWork of art
- La BonitaRestaurant
- R.H. AtlanticRestaurant
- José OlayaMemorial
- Hotel PresidenteHotel
- Rocky'sRestaurant
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Plaza Mayor de Lima. Photo: Allan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0.