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 Plaza San Martin by richiecdiscLeave a Comment Directions: The pedestrian mall runs between Plaza San Martin and Plaza de Armas.
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This "plaza" the Plaza San Martín is apparently the place of choice for demonstrations as it is bigger and less restricted than the Plaza Major. It is surrounded by colonial-style buildings - hotels, a theatre, and airline offices and the like. We also saw airline offices around the main square in Trujillo so that must be a Peruvian or South American thing to have them there in the center rather than out at the airport.
The square was inaugurated in 1921 on the Centennial of Peru's Independence. There is a big equestrian monument in honor of General José de San Martín, Argentine Liberator of Peru in the center. He is supposed to be ascending the Andes. In front is a figure of a woman that I think represents liberty which was created by Catalan sculptor, don Mariano Benlluire.
Our guide said that the directions for the statue of freedom specified a crown of flames, but that in Spain (or in Catalan) the Peruvian Spanish word for flame was interpreted as the Spanish (Catalan) word for Llama. So the statue showed up with a llama on her head. The llama shows in photos 2 and 3 in closeup. Leave a Comment
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The Plaza San Martín was built in 1921 to celebrate a century of the independance of Peru. In the center of the Plaza you can see a sculpture of military man José de San Martín. Also surrounding the square you can find important buildings such as the Teatro Colón, and the Bolivar Hotel. Leave a Comment
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 San Martin in the early
morning by SirRichardLeave a Comment Directions: At the end of Jiron de la Union
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Lima's second largest plaza is San Martin. Although not as ornate as Plaza mayor, this plaza has many more shops and restaurants. Leave a Comment
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 plaza san martin by cbeaujean
great polemic from the esthetic point of view between old and modern...
from the square,take jiron union,busiest of lima centre streets,to plaza de armas.... Leave a Comment
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