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Inaugurated in 1921 to celebrate the Independence centenary, Plaza San Martín was endowed with a huge equestrian statue of José de San Martín, the Argentinean liberator of Peru. Characteristic of the 1920s and 30s, impressive arcaded edifices mingling French and Spanish influences grace the square. On Unión Street, the Gran Hotel Bolívar is the oldest square of the capital. In another district, the graceful façade of the Teatro Colón, first cinema of the city, is emblematic of the cultivated middle classes of Lima in the 1920s.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide128 m - Jirón de La Unión 1030 / Plaza San Martín, Lima
- The Green Guide433 m - Jirón de La Unión 621 / Jirón Miró Quesada, Lima
- The Green Guide453 m - Avenida Abancay / Avenida Nicolás de Piérola, Lima
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Where to sleepnearby
- From $38Hotel Continental Lima188 m - Jr. Puno 196, Lima
- From $44In the heart of Lima218 m - Jirón Moquegua 284, Edificio California, Cercado de Lima, Lima
- From $34Main Square269 m - Jirón Carabaya 127 Departamento 3, Lima
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