{{Short description|Building in Lima, Peru}} {{One source|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox building | name = Casa Arenas Loayza | image = Jirón Junín - Rimac, Lima, Perú.jpg | architectural_style = [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Neo-Renaissance]], [[Eclecticism in architecture|Eclectic]] | address = [[Jirón Junín]] 270 | years_built = 1886 | owner = | floor_count = 2 | architect = }} The '''Casa Arenas Loayza''' is a historic residence in the [[Cercado de Lima]], [[Peru]]. Located in the [[historic centre of Lima]], it forms part of the [[Cultural heritage of Peru]]. It is located a block away from the [[Government Palace, Lima|Government Palace]].
==History== In this two-level building the rooms are on the upper floor. The ground floor is mostly intended for longitudinal shops. The first floor is padded and has five openings with semicircular arches. The second floor has three short projecting balconies and two parapet balconies, which are distinguished from the traditional [[balconies of Lima]], which are usually made of wood and closed.<ref name=junta>{{Cite book |title=Lima y el Callao: Guía de Arquitectura y Paisaje |last=Bonilla Di Tolla |first=Enrique |publisher=[[Junta de Andalucía]] |year=2009 |pages=234–235 |language=es |url=https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/export/drupaljda/publicacion/21/05/60acb153b9883-guia_lima_y_callao.pdf}}</ref>
Its façade is the [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Italian neo-Renaissance style]], with a tendency towards [[Eclecticism in architecture|eclecticism]]. There are [[Baroque Revival architecture|neo-baroque]] elements in the balconies, jambs, screens and pilaster shafts, while the [[neo-Gothic]] style is reflected in the frieze and its corbels that support the cornice and roof railing.<ref name=junta/>
Unlike many other similar residences from the mid-19th century, its plan does not develop around a central [[patio]] or in general around any axis. Its interior is decorated with plasterwork with a floral motif.<ref name=junta/>
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{{Lima landmarks}}
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lima]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1886]]