The House of the Thirteen Coins (Spanish: Casa de las Trece Monedas) is a historical building in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, in the historic centre of Lima, built during the Viceregal era of Peru. Since 2009, it houses the National Afro-Peruvian Museum.[1]
| Casa de las Trece Monedas | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Late Baroque |
| Address | Jirón Áncash 536[1] |
| Owner | National Afro-Peruvian Museum |
History
editIts architectural style is French Rococo, from the second half of the 18th century.[2] It shows a slender doorway, cornices with flower motifs, and small windows with curved panels.
The building belonged to the López-Flores family, Counts of Puente Pelayo.[2] It owes its name to the thirteen coins found in the coat of arms of the owner family. Currently it is the headquarters of the National Afro-Peruvian Museum, but it was also once the headquarters of the Institute of Mathematics and Related Sciences of the National University of Engineering.[3][4] In 1972 it was declared Cultural heritage of Peru.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Quispe, Mirella (2009-06-14). "Museo Nacional Afroperuano abre sus puertas". La República. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13.
- ^ a b c "MUSEO NACIONAL AFROPERUANO". Inventario Turístico del Perú. 2009-12-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Museo Nacional Afroperuano". MiTiempo.pe. 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26.
- ^ "Historia". Instituto de Matemática y Ciencias Afines.[dead link]