Monument to Hipólito Unanue
University Park is a public park located in the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is rectangular in shape and is located at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.Photo: Peter Burka, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Peru
- Also known as: “Hipólito Unanue”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Art, University of San Marcos and Panteón de los Próceres.
Museum of Art, University of San Marcos
Museum
Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Casona of the National University of San Marcos, also known as the Cultural Centre of San Marcos, which operates in the building, is a large Spanish colonial building that hosts the cultural centre of the National University of San Marcos, located in the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru.
Panteón de los Próceres
Museum
Photo: Altiplano, Public domain.
The Heroes' Pantheon is a crypt inside the old Church of San Carlos, located at the former Real Convictorio de San Carlos in the historic centre of Lima, that holds the remains of 24 of the national heroes of the Peruvian War of Independence.
University Park
Park
Photo: Harleyca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University Park is a public park located in the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is rectangular in shape and is located at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Lima and Santa Beatriz.
Central Lima
Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Lima, Peru comprises the districts of Lima, Breña, Jesús María, Lince, La Victoria, San Luis, El Agustino and Rímac.
Santa Beatriz
Quarter
Photo: Matriz1961, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Beatriz is a neighbourhood in Lima District. It is the southernmost area of the district. It limits to the north, with the historic centre of Lima; to the east, with La Victoria; to the south, with Lince; and to the west, with Jesús María.
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 Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in downtown.
Monument to Hipólito Unanue
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Callao Region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.05376° or 12° 3′ 14″ southLongitude
-77.03189° or 77° 1′ 55″ westInception
July 29th, 1931Open location code
57V4WXW9+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4347851801OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q91659212
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In Other Languages
“Monument to Hipólito Unanue” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Monumento a Hipólito Unanue”
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