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Modern Lima has many urban sculptures. This bull (Fernando?) in the Kennedy/7th June Central Park, Miraflores, reminds of both the Spanish influences and the indigenous tradition in the Andes of mounting ceramic bull sculptures on roof-crests as good-luck charms. These are called Torito de Pucara -- photo in the Sacred Valley later.
This is also the park that provides a safe haven for many cats.
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Due to the frequency of earthquakes, old Lima has many buildings such as this limited in height, yet with some flamboyance.
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The yellow-and-white Colonial complex of San Francisco comprises a church, a convent, chapels, and catacombs of dead tourist bones. The original church of 1557 was destroyed in a 1656 earthquake, and the large rebuilt replacement was completed in 1672. (Reconstructed several times). The facade is regarded as one of the better examples of 17th C Baroque in South America.
Entry here from the large forecourt.
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Opposite San Francesco.
Once the Spanish conquistadors had established their military might, they ordered the construction of Spanish churches. Concurrent with these was the establishment of grand mansions, with cloister-like courtyard introverted planning and high ceilings, for the wealthy European settlers. Balconies projecting onto the streets were particularly popular and are characteristic of historic Lima.
Thus enclosed wooden balconies were very much a trait of Colonial times, along with ornamental doorways, painted facades, glazed Seville tiles, imposing stairways, and the inner courtyard.
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(See my 1967 old slides of Torre Tagle palace a couple of blocks away:
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