Pileta del Centenario de la Independencia

Pileta del Centenario de la Independencia is a work of art in La Victoria District, Lima, Peru. Pileta del Centenario de la Independencia is situated nearby to the park Parque de la Exposición, as well as near Pabellón Bizantino.

Type: Work of art
Also known as: “Fuente China”
Inscription: “La Colonia China recidente en Perú rinde homenaje a la nación peruana en el primer Centenario de su Independencia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parque de la Exposición and Lima Art Museum.

Parque de la Exposición

Park

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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.

Lima Art Museum

Museum

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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 190 metres north of Pileta del Centenario de la Independencia.

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 170 metres south of Pileta del Centenario de la Independencia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Beatriz and Lima.

Santa Beatriz

Quarter

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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

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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.