Parque de la Exposición
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.Photo: Sancebau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Lima, Peru
- Also known as: “Park of the Exhibition” and “Park of the Exposition”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lima Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Lima.
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 200 metres northwest of Parque de la Exposición.
Metropolitan Museum of Lima
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Lima is a museum located next to the Park of the Exhibition in Lima, Peru. The neoclassical building that houses the museum was designed by French architect Claude Sahut and built in 1924, formerly housing the country's Ministry of Development and Public Works. Metropolitan Museum of Lima is situated 210 metres southwest of Parque de la Exposición.
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 400 metres north of Parque de la Exposición.
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.
Parque de la Exposición
- Category: recreation area
- Location: La Victoria District, Lima, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.06195° or 12° 3′ 43″ southLongitude
-77.036° or 77° 2′ 10″ westNamed after
Lima International ExhibitionOpen location code
57V4WXQ7+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 39413088OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5201217
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“Parque de la Exposición” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Parco delle Esposizioni”
- Spanish: “Gran Parque de Lima”
- Spanish: “Parque de la Exposicion”
- Spanish: “Parque de la Exposición”
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