Palacio de Torre Tagle

It was restored in 1956 by the Spanish architect Andrés Boyer, it is currently, since 1918, the main headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru and the National Directorate of State Ceremonial and Protocol.

"The exterior part presents a remarkable and asymmetrical façade, a characteristic that gives it agility and harmony, with a carved portal, in stone in the first body and in stucco in the second, in the most charming Liman Baroque, in whose upper part the noble coat of arms of the Torre Tagle family in which the legend reads: "Tagle se llamó el que la sierpe mató y con la infanta casó.

"On its second floor, it is adorned with two typical balconies, the most beautiful from the colonial period, made of carved cedar and mahogany wood and of Mudéjar reminiscence, highlighting the asymmetry of the façade, since one, the one on the right, It has three sections and the one on the left seven, both are completely closed with blinds with slats, both balconies, which reflect the transition from the Andalusian Mudéjar style to the Hispanic-American Baroque, have corbels, or carved wooden supports, with Hindu-inspired motifs.

The windows in the lower part of the house are simple and with wrought iron bars whose austerity contrasts with the ornate style of the balconies.

The zaguan leads to a first courtyard, with a spacious entrance, wide, bright and surrounded by elegant balustrades, arcades and Mudéjar-style columns, conceived as the vital center of the entire architectural complex that gravitates towards it.

Perpetual General Paymaster of the Presidio of Callao and its royal army, and founder of the mayorazgos and patronages of his House".Another of the paintings shows his wife (she died in 1761).

Carved stone porticoes of the Palacio de Torre Tagle at the top of which the noble coat of arms of the Torre Tagle family stands out.
Courtyard of the Palacio de Torre Tagle, Sevillian Churrigueresque and Mudéjar .
Blue and red carriage from the 18th century of the Marquis of Torre Tagle.