{{Short description|Cultural heritage site in Lima, Peru}} {{Infobox building | name = Casa Marcionelli | native_name = Casona Marcionelli, Edificio Marcionelli | native_name_lang = Spanish | alternate_names = | image = Peru - 43-2537 - Plaza of San Martin.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = The building (centre left) behind the equestrian statue of [[Plaza San Martín, Lima|San Martín Plaza]] in 1941 | location = [[Historic Centre of Lima]] | address = [[Jirón Carabaya|Jr. Carabaya]] 955 | architectural_style = [[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]] (''Neocolonial'') | status = Destroyed (partial) | completion_date = 1923 | destruction_date = January 19–20, 2023 | owner = }} The '''Casa Marcionelli''' is a historical residential and commercial building located near [[Plaza San Martín, Lima|San Martín Plaza]], in [[Lima]]. The 3-storey building was partially destroyed in 2023 by a fire during a [[2022–2023 Peruvian political protests|series of protests]] in its immediate surroundings.<ref>{{Cite news |title=La jornada de la "toma de Lima" termina con enfrentamientos y el incendio en un edificio en el centro histórico de la capital peruana |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-64342049 |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[BBC Mundo]]}}</ref><ref name=Pacheco>{{Cite news |title=¿Cuál es la historia detrás de la casona que se quemó y derrumbó durante las protestas en Lima? |url=https://trome.pe/familia/incendio-en-plaza-san-martin-cual-es-la-historia-detras-de-la-casona-que-se-quemo-y-derrumbo-en-marcha-en-lima-protestas-en-peru-imp-noticia/?ref=tr |last=Llerena |first=Paula |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[Trome]] |last2=Pacheco Ibarra |first2=Juan José}}</ref> The building was named after its first owner, Severino Marcionelli.<ref name=Pacheco/><ref name=Ticino>{{Cite web |url=https://www4.ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti/dalle-origini-al-1900/vite-di-emigranti-e-discendenti/?tx_tichcanoltreconfiniti_canoltreconfinitipersonaggi%5Buid%5D=653&tx_tichcanoltreconfiniti_canoltreconfinitipersonaggi%5Baction%5D=show&tx_tichcanoltreconfiniti_canoltreconfinitipersonaggi%5Bcontroller%5D=Personaggi&cHash=8dc73c17366fe8b1b46d79d80e9262f8 |title=Severino Marcionelli (1869-1957) |website=[[Ticino|Repubblica e Cantone Ticino]]}}</ref>
==History== The building's area was bought by [[Italian Swiss]] businessman and philanthropist Severino Marcionelli ([[Bironico]], 1869 – [[Lima]], 1957), originally from [[Ticino]],<ref name=Pacheco/><ref name=Ticino/> alongside his business partner, José Di Luka Hanza Pericevic, originally from [[Trsteno|Cannosa]], [[Kingdom of Dalmatia|Dalmatia]].<ref>"Perú, matrimonios, 1600-1940", database, ''[[FamilySearch]]'' ([https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FN1P-TKD Ark:/61903/1:1:FN1P-TKD] : 8 February 2020), Jose L. Hanza, 1899.</ref> Marcionelli, who emigrated to Peru in 1890,<ref name=hist>{{Cite news |title=Casa Marcionelli, la historia que oculta la casona incendiada en la ‘Toma de Lima’ |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/01/20/casa-marcionelli-la-historia-que-oculta-la-casona-incendiada-en-la-toma-de-lima/ |date=2020-01-20 |work=[[Infobae]]}}</ref> was a mining entrepreneur who owned mines in southern Peru, had previously participated in the construction of the high-altitude [[Galera railway station|Galera railway tunnel]] in [[Ticlio]], and had also ventured into the country's [[agricultural sector]].<ref name=Pacheco/><ref name=hist/> He also helped establish and was an important member of local organizations, such as the ''[[Club de la Unión]]'' or the Peruvian chapter of ''Pro Ticino'', a diaspora organization for Ticinese Swiss in Peru, becoming an important member of the diaspora.<ref name=Ticino/><ref name=Swissinfo>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/pro-ticino--un-pedazo-de-suiza-en-el-perú/5868212 |title=Pro Ticino, un pedazo de Suiza en el Perú |date=2007-05-03 |website=[[Swissinfo]]}}</ref><ref name=Batalla>{{Cite news |title=Edificio Marcionelli: ¿quién era el dueño del edificio incendiado cerca de la plaza San Martín durante las protestas? |url=https://elcomercio.pe/archivo-elcomercio/incendio-en-plaza-san-martin-edificio-marcionelli-incendio-marcha-protestas-en-lima-jiron-carabaya-nnsp-noticia/?ref=ecr |last=Batalla |first=Carlos |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref>
The building, built in the 1920s, originally housed Marcionelli's mining company's offices.<ref name=Pacheco/> Marcionelli himself served as [[honorary consul]] as the building also began to house the [[Consulate general]] of [[Switzerland]] in Lima until the late 1940s, when the consulate was elevated to a legation.<ref name=Pacheco/><ref name=Ticino/><ref name=Swissinfo/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/003398/2011-01-11/ |title=Pérou |last=Gerardi |first=Dario |date=2011-01-11 |website=Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse DHS}}</ref> The current location of the Swiss embassy in Lima also belonged to Marcionelli.<ref name=Batalla/>
===Fire=== A [[Structure fire|fire]] began on the night of January 19, 2023, amid [[2022–2023 Peruvian political protests|anti-government protests]] in its immediate surroundings and in the nearby [[Plaza San Martín, Lima|San Martín Plaza]]. The fire was classified as a ''Code 3'', i.e. out of control, later escalating to a ''Code 4'', i.e. an unsalvageable fire or a "local tragedy".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fachada de edificio cercano a la Plaza San Martín se derrumba tras incendio de Código 4 |url=https://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/centro-de-lima-se-registra-incendio-en-edificio-cerca-a-la-plaza-san-martin-noticia-1461242 |date=2023-01-19 |work=[[Radio Programas del Perú|RPP Noticias]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Incendio en el Centro de Lima: Imágenes de como empezó el siniestro cerca de la Plaza San Martín |url=https://gestion.pe/videos/peru/incendio-en-el-centro-de-lima-el-siniestro-se-registra-cerca-de-la-plaza-san-martin-jiron-contumaza-bomberos-protestas-en-lima-nnav-vr-video-noticia/ |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[Gestión]]}}</ref> The building's [[façade]] gradually [[Structural integrity and failure|collapsed]] in the night of the 19th and early morning of the 20th, with only parts of the first floor surviving.<ref name=Batalla/> Firefighters reportedly had problems with fire hydrants and were thus unable to properly stop the fire for hours.<ref name=infomercado>{{Cite news |title=¿Cómo lucía la casona antes de ser incendiada en las manifestaciones? |url=https://infomercado.pe/como-lucia-la-casona-antes-de-ser-incendiada-en-las-manifestaciones-20012023-jt/ |last=Trelles |first=Jahir |date=2023-01-20 |work=InfoMercado}}</ref> At the time of the fire, the house had been recently restored for the rental of its spaces in artistic exhibitions and to be used as a hostal.<ref name=infomercado/> One person was evacuated to a nearby hospital and two people were treated for [[smoke inhalation]] as a result of the fire.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Incendio en el Centro de Lima fue confinado en horas de la madrugada |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-incendio-el-centro-lima-fue-confinado-horas-de-madrugada-926023.aspx |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[Andina (news agency)|Andina]]}}</ref> All of the building's inhabitants were evacuated but were left homeless.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Damnificados de edificio incendiado en la Plaza San Martín claman ayuda: lo perdieron todo y durmieron en la calle |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/01/20/damnificados-de-edificio-incendiado-en-la-plaza-san-martin-claman-ayuda-lo-perdieron-todo-y-durmieron-en-la-calle/ |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[Infobae]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bomberos continúan trabajos en edificio Marcionelli: así quedó la casona del Centro de Lima |url=https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2023/01/20/bomberos-continuan-trabajos-en-edificio-marcionelli-asi-quedo-la-casona-del-centro-de-lima-plaza-san-martin-cercado-de-lima/ |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[La República (Peru)|La República]]}}</ref>
[[Tear gas]] canisters deployed by [[National Police of Peru|police forces]] were pointed out by protestors as a possible source of the fire, but statements by authorities such as [[Ministry of the Interior (Peru)|Interior Minister]] Vicente Romero Fernández pointed out that such a claim was false, as said devices cannot cause fires.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Protestas en Lima causaron daños valorizados en 800 mil soles, según la MML |url=https://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/protestas-en-lima-causaron-danos-valorizados-en-800-mil-soles-segun-la-mml-noticia-1461327 |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[Radio Programas del Perú|RPP Noticias]]}}</ref> The cause of the fire is still under investigation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ministro del Interior descarta que bomba lacrimógena haya ocasionado incendio en Lima |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-ministro-del-interior-descarta-bomba-lacrimogena-haya-ocasionado-incendio-lima-925990.aspx |date=2023-01-20 |work=[[Andina (news agency)|Andina]]}}</ref>
A security camera from the [[Municipality of Lima]] recorded the moment in which the protesters launched fireworks near the house; the residents of the place declared to the press that an explosion was heard before the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Voraz incendio en Jr. Carabaya paraliza protestas momentáneamente en Centro de Lima |url=https://ojo.pe/actualidad/toma-de-lima-se-desata-fuerte-incendio-cerca-a-jr-carabaya-en-medio-de-protestas-y-saqueos-protestas-en-peru-bomberos-noticia/?ref=ojr |date=2023-01-19 |work=Ojo}}</ref>
==See also== *[[Giacoletti Building]], destroyed in 2018 *[[Casa Tenaud]], destroyed in 1945
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Lima landmarks}}
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