The location of the plaza had been the site of the San Juan de Dios hospital which was torn down in 1850 and replaced by a railway station, which in turn was torn down between 1911 and 1918.
Construction
The Plaza San Martín was inaugurated on July 27, 1921 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the independence of Peru. The design, ornamentation, furnishing, and gardening of the plaza was designed by Spanish architect Manuel Piqueras Cotolí. The benches and handrails were constructed out of marble and the paving, of granite. There were also four water fountains, bronze streetlamps, and flower-filled gardens. The design for the monument to José de San Martín was chosen in a contest in which the design created by the Spanish sculptor Mariano Benlliure emerged victorious and illustrated San Martin during his voyage across the Andes.
Architecture
Hotel Bolivar (on the right side)
The construction of the buildings that surrounded the plaza occurred at a gradual pace. The Colón Theater and the Giacoletti buildings were the first structures to be built and were erected in 1914 before the construction of the plaza. The other buildings were later built in three stages. The Hotel Bolivar was built in 1924 and was designed by Rafael Marquina. The Zela and Pumacahua arcades were built during the second stage in 1926 and also were designed by Rafael Marquina. The Club Nacional was built in 1929 by Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski and Enrique Bianchi. In the third and final stage of the project from 1935-1945 the remaining flanks of the plaza were built up with the construction of the Cine Metro, Fénix, Boza, and Sudamérica buildings which were built in the Neocolonial style (similar to the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture).
As a result, the plaza maintains uniformity with respect to its buildings' facades. Its overall appearance is primarily baroque; the buildings, plaza, and central monument all cohere to uniform and specific styles. The architectural style to which most of the surrounding buildings belong to is that of the neohispanic or neocolonial styles within the realm of European derived architecture.
(in Spanish) García Bryce, José (1980), "La Arquitectura del Virreinato y La República". In: Historia del Perú, tomo XII, Lima: Editorial Juan Mejía Baca.
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plaza, martín, lima, plaza, martín, most, representative, public, spaces, city, lima, peru, located, ninth, block, colmena, avenue, within, historic, centre, lima, which, declared, world, heritage, site, 1988, unesco, located, near, plaza, mayor, lima, connect. The Plaza San Martin is one of the most representative public spaces of the city of Lima Peru It is located at the ninth block of Colmena avenue within the Historic Centre of Lima which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988 by UNESCO It is located near the Plaza Mayor of Lima and is connected to it by the Jiron de la Union Its central monument gives homage to Peru s liberator Jose de San Martin Aerial view of Plaza San Martin Contents 1 History 1 1 Precedents 1 2 Construction 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Monument to Jose de San Martin Precedents Edit The location of the plaza had been the site of the San Juan de Dios hospital which was torn down in 1850 and replaced by a railway station which in turn was torn down between 1911 and 1918 Construction Edit The Plaza San Martin was inaugurated on July 27 1921 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the independence of Peru The design ornamentation furnishing and gardening of the plaza was designed by Spanish architect Manuel Piqueras Cotoli The benches and handrails were constructed out of marble and the paving of granite There were also four water fountains bronze streetlamps and flower filled gardens The design for the monument to Jose de San Martin was chosen in a contest in which the design created by the Spanish sculptor Mariano Benlliure emerged victorious and illustrated San Martin during his voyage across the Andes Architecture Edit Hotel Bolivar on the right side The construction of the buildings that surrounded the plaza occurred at a gradual pace The Colon Theater and the Giacoletti buildings were the first structures to be built and were erected in 1914 before the construction of the plaza The other buildings were later built in three stages The Hotel Bolivar was built in 1924 and was designed by Rafael Marquina The Zela and Pumacahua arcades were built during the second stage in 1926 and also were designed by Rafael Marquina The Club Nacional was built in 1929 by Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski and Enrique Bianchi In the third and final stage of the project from 1935 1945 the remaining flanks of the plaza were built up with the construction of the Cine Metro Fenix Boza and Sudamerica buildings which were built in the Neocolonial style similar to the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture As a result the plaza maintains uniformity with respect to its buildings facades Its overall appearance is primarily baroque the buildings plaza and central monument all cohere to uniform and specific styles The architectural style to which most of the surrounding buildings belong to is that of the neohispanic or neocolonial styles within the realm of European derived architecture See also EditPlaza Bolivar Lima References Edit in Spanish Bentin Diez Canseco Jose 1989 Enrique Seoane Ros una busqueda de raices peruanas Lima Faculty of Architecture of the National University of Engineering in Spanish Garcia Bryce Jose 1980 La Arquitectura del Virreinato y La Republica In Historia del Peru tomo XII Lima Editorial Juan Mejia Baca External links Edit Media related to Plaza San Martin Lima at Wikimedia CommonsCoordinates 12 03 05 S 77 02 04 W 12 0515 S 77 0345 W 12 0515 77 0345 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Plaza San Martin Lima amp oldid 1090292017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
