Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Lima)

The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Spanish: Iglesia del Inmaculado Corazón de María), commonly known as The Dome (Spanish: La Cúpula),[1] is a Catholic church located in the intersection of Antonio José de Sucre Avenue and Jirón 28 de Julio, in Magdalena del Mar District, Lima, Peru.

Since 1957, the year of its inauguration, it has become one of the most visible religious and architectural symbols of the city despite its great demographic growth.

[2] The church sports a neo-Renaissance style architectural finish that ends in a dome on which rests the image of the Virgin Mary with open arms, 6.5 m high, made from resin and fibreglass by the sculptor Fredy Luque Sonco.

Its characteristic pink and green colours have been maintained over the years, gaining splendour thanks to the restoration works on both the façade and inside the temple; in addition to the general repainting.

For that reason, it remained stored for forty years until it was finally placed in 1996 in the homonymous square at the end of Brazil Avenue.