Palacio de Torre Tagle - Lima, Peru - Baroque Architecture on Waymarking.com

The palace was commissioned in 1715 (some say 1730) by Don José Bernardo de Tagle y Bracho, 1st Marquis of Torre Tagle, who at the time was treasurer of the Royal Spanish fleet, for his own personal use as his home.

The exterior of the palace has a baroque stone doorway. The main facade is made from stone in the first wing and plaster in the second. The style is Sevillian baroque. The materials used in its construction were brought from Spain, Panama and Central America.

Apart from carved columns, the palace is distinguished by two finely worked balconies in dark wood. These balconies (or miradors) adapt the European architecture to vernacular Peruvian tradition. The interiors feature Sevillian tiles, plasterwork, wooden columns, lobed Moorish arches and soaring coffered ceilings. It is considered to have a true "Limeño" architectural originality, harmoniously combining Andalusian, Mudéjar and Criollo features.

The palace currently is home to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The public cannot easily visit the inside, but some visits can be made by appointment only at the office of 'Imagen Institucional del organismo público'.

Source: Wikipedia (visit link)

Style: Baroque Type of building (structure): Town palace Date of origin:: 1735 Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link] Address: Jirón Ucayali 363, Cercado de Lima 15001, Peru Architect(s): Not listed

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