| Quinta de Presa | |
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 Interactive map of Quinta de Presa | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Rococo |
| Location | Jirón Chira 344[1] |
| Owner | Ministry of Culture |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Juan de la Roca |
TheQuinta de Presa (mistakenly called thePerricholi Palace) is aFrench-style country mansion built in the 18th century during the government of the thenviceroy of Peru,Manuel de Amat y Junyent. It comprises a constructed area of 15,159 square metres (163,170 sq ft).[2] It is located in the jirón Chira of theRímac district,Lima, Peru.[2]
The Quinta was the ancestral home of the aristocratic family Carrillo de Albornoz (Counts of Montemar) and Bravo de Lagunas (Counts of Monteblanco). However, the name of the farm is due to its best-known owner, Isabel Carrillo de Albornoz y de la Presa, sister of the 4th Count of Montemar.[3] It was built in the 18th century, outside the perimeter of theold walls of Lima, on the other side of theRímac River. The property is in theFrench Baroque orRococo style, adapted to the climate of the capital and the conditions of the construction materials. It was declared anational historic monument in 1972.[3]
It was used byBanco de la Vivienda,[3] which, through an agreement with theNational Institute of Culture of Peru, began the restoration, making it able to return to showing the French style -in game rooms, dining rooms and chapel- that made it famous. It was the headquarters of the "Guardia de Lima" Cavalry Gendarmes Squad (which, due to the police reform carried out by PresidentAugusto B. Leguía, became the "Guardia de Lima" Security Cavalry Squadron) and on February 5, In 1932 it became the National Headquarters of the Infantry Gendarmes Regiment,Republican Guard of Peru and later the headquarters of the Museum of Viceroyalty Art.
This historical monument is currently under the administration of theMinistry of Culture.
In 2019, the then director of the National COPESCO Plan (PCN), José Vidal Fernández, indicated that the structure was going to begin a restoration process as part of the recovery list proposed by theWorld Monuments Fund.[4]
In June 2021, theMinister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Claudia Cornejo, announced that the obstacles that paralyzed the project were resolved and that, as part of the Commemoration Agenda for the Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru, the development will begin. of the technical file and the prompt execution of the works, which will cost approximatelyS/. 24 million.[5] The restoration work, as planned, will conclude in 2024.
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