Palace & château
Torre Tagle Palace
🇵🇪 Peru · 18th century
The Palacio de Torre Tagle is a residential mansion built during the colonial era of Peru that currently houses offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. It is located in the Jirón Ucayali in the historic centre of Lima, two blocks southeast of the Plaza Mayor.
It comprises a built area of 1,699 m2 (18,290 sq ft). The materials used in the construction of the Palacio de Torre Tagle were brought from Spain, Panama and other Central American countries.
Text adapted from “Palacio de Torre Tagle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre Tagle Palace ranks #2,280 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 18 mapped in Peru. Founded 1735, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,228 times in the last 60 days, more than 82% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Peru compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre Tagle Palace?
Torre Tagle Palace stands in Peru, at -12.0486°, -77.02943°.
When was Torre Tagle Palace built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1735. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Torre Tagle Palace?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,280 of 7,738 worldwide, and #13 in Peru. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Torre Tagle Palace?
Archbishop's Palace of Lima, about 1 km away.
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