Yo soy fanática de la mayoría de las expresiones artríticas que surgieron en los siglo XVII y XVIII. La arquitectura es una de las cosas que suelo apreciar cunado contemplo edificios de esa época. Amo las casonas con balcones de la época de la Colonia y las calles empedradas. Por eso no fue difícil enamorarme de los edificios antiguos de la ciudad de Lima.
From my first walk through the city of Lima, I was amazed by the imposing buildings that stand out in the center of Lima. Although my knowledge of architectural art is very scarce, this does not prevent me from contemplating the beauty of such buildings.
I am a fan of most of the arthritic expressions that emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Architecture is one of the things that I usually appreciate when I look at buildings from that era. I love the houses with balconies from the colonial era and the cobbled streets. That is why it was not difficult to fall in love with the old buildings of the city of Lima.
Thanks to the pleasant impression that these buildings made on me. The interest arose in me to know about the type of architecture that was used to build them and above all a bit of their history and the influence that the European continent had for their construction. Every time I go to the center of Lima I stop to observe some detail that I had not seen before, at the same time that I take out my phone to take some photos.
Edificio Rimac /Casa Roosevelt
Este edificio también es llamada "Casa Roosevelt", que a mi parecer, le queda mucho mejor ese nombre, debido a la avenida donde está ubicado.
Rimac Building / Roosevelt House
One of the buildings that has attracted my attention the most is the Rimac Building. It is quite an imposing and amazing structure. What I got to know about this building is that it was built in 1919 and 1924. The architect who designed the work was Ricardo de la Jaxa Malachowski of Polish nationality. It is called the Rimac Building because it was built for the insurance company with the same name. I would never have imagined such a structure to be an apartment building.
This building is also called "Casa Roosevelt", which in my opinion, that name is much better, due to the avenue where it is located.
El edificio consta de cuatro pisos. Como dato curioso, una de las características más llamativas de este edificio es que es exactamente igual por sus tres lados.
Posee uno de los ascensores más antiguos, de los primeros que se instalaron en esa época.
Aunque su fachada ha sido restaurada, muchos limeños dicen que por dentro se encuentra en ruinas. Esto es algo que no puedo asegurar porque solo lo he observado desde afuera.
His architectural style is "Beaux arts", which I read is a classical academic style also known as "French academicism". In other words, it has a lot of French influence. Out of respect for the experts, I am not going to delve into the subject.
The building consists of four floors. As a curious fact, one of the most striking characteristics of this building is that it is exactly the same on its three sides.
It has one of the oldest elevators, one of the first to be installed at that time.
Although its façade has been restored, many people from Lima say that the inside is in ruins. This is something that I cannot assure because I have only observed it from the outside.
There are several buildings with beautiful and striking architecture that we can find in the city of Lima, however this was the one that most caught my attention. I hope I can show you the photos of other buildings in other posts. First I must study a little more about its history and read a little more about the architectural influences of Europe in Lima and all of Peru. I hope you like my post. Thanks for reading, blessings!
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All photos are my property, taken with my 10.2 Mega pixel Samsung ES15 camera.
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