Miguel Grau Square
The Plaza Grau is a public square located in the center of Lima, Peru. It is located at the intersection of the Paseo de la República with the Paseo Colón, Miguel Grau Avenue and the Paseo de los Héroes Navales.Photo: Paulo Guereta, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: plaza in Lima, Peru
- Also known as: “Plaza Grau” and “Plaza Miguel Grau”
- Address: Vía Expresa Almirante Miguel Grau, Cercado de Lima, Lima
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lima Art Museum and Italian Art Museum.
Lima Art Museum
Museum
The Lima Art Museum is an art museum in Lima, Peru. The museum is located in the Palacio de la Exposición. The museum was inaugurated in 1961. The collection includes ceramics, textiles, sculptures, and paintings surveying almost 3,000 years of history ranging from the pre-Columbian to Contemporary time periods. Lima Art Museum is situated 160 metres southwest of Miguel Grau Square.
Italian Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Dgop1990, Public domain.
The Museum of Italian Art is a public museum in Lima, Peru. It is the only European arts museum in Lima. Openened in 1923, it is now managed by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. Italian Art Museum is situated 190 metres northwest of Miguel Grau Square.
Parque de la Exposición
Park
Photo: Sancebau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Park of the Exhibition, known between 1999 and 2004 as the Grand Park of Lima, is a park located in the neighbourhood of Santa Beatriz, itself part of the buffer zone of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. Parque de la Exposición is situated 240 metres south of Miguel Grau Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Beatriz and Central Lima.
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.
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.
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.
Miguel Grau Square
- Categories: square and recreation area
- Location: San Martín, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.05977° or 12° 3′ 35″ southLongitude
-77.03575° or 77° 2′ 9″ westNamed after
Miguel GrauOpen location code
57V4WXR7+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 156138437OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q6079570
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In Other Languages
“Miguel Grau Square” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Plaza Grau”
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