{{Short description|Former building in Lima, Peru}} {{about|the palace in Lima|a list of palaces in Venice|Venetian Palace}} {{Infobox building | name = Venetian Palace | native_name = Palacio Veneciano | native_name_lang = Spanish | image = Palacete Veneciano Lima.jpg | image_size = | caption = | location = [[Historic Centre of Lima]] | architectural_style = [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]], [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian-inspired]] | construction_start_date = | construction_stop_date = | inauguration_date = | demolished_date = | owner = | architect = | cost = }} The '''Venetian Palace''' ({{langx|es|Palacio Veneciano}}), also known as the '''Casa Concha''' or '''Casa Concha Astete''',<ref name=Pino2>{{Cite web |url=http://www.limalaunica.pe/2019/06/el-interior-del-palacio-veneciano-de.html |title=El interior del Palacio Veneciano de Lima |date=2019-06-04 |website=Lima la Única |last=Pino |first=David}}</ref> was a palace in the [[Historic Centre of Lima|historic centre]] of [[Lima District]]. The building, inspired by the [[Doge's Palace]] of [[Venice]] and located in the vicinity of the ''[[Puente de Piedra]]'' and the [[Government Palace (Peru)|Government Palace]], was ultimately demolished by the military government of [[Manuel A. Odría]].<ref name=Pino1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.limalaunica.pe/2010/09/el-palacete-veneciano-una-destruccion.html |title=El Palacete Veneciano: una destrucción absurda |date=2010-09-16 |website=Lima la Única |last=Pino |first=David}}</ref><ref name=Pino2/>
==History== The [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] palace was built during the 19th century in what was then Polvos Azules street ({{langx|es|Calle de los Polvos Azules}}), the property of the Vega del Ren noble family.<ref name=Pino0>{{Cite web |url=http://www.limalaunica.pe/2010/08/calle-de-polvos-azules.html |title=Calle de Polvos Azules |date=2010-08-30 |website=Lima la Única |last=Pino |first=David}}</ref> The owner of the property also owned more land across the [[Rímac river]].<ref name=Pino1/><ref name=Pino2/>
The building's [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian-inspired]] posterior façade, which faced the river, was part of the ''Port of Lima'', a project that intended to [[Canal|channelise]] the river in a similar fashion to the [[Venice|Italian city]]'s waterways.<ref name=Ugarte>{{Cite book |title=Lima incógnita |last=Ugarte Eléspuru |first=Juan Manuel |publisher=[[Banco Central de Reserva del Perú]] |year=1992 |pages=165, 327–328 |language=es |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmTrAAAAMAAJ |author-link=Juan Manuel Ugarte Eléspuru}}</ref> The project was ultimately abandoned.
An underground tunnel that was part of the property passed under the river, ending in a house among the street, where a large amount of [[gold coin]]s were found by its owner, a man with the last name of Barbieri, who hid his treasure by claiming to have found success in the [[oil industry]]. Mr. Barbieri later bought and restored a property owned by the Villar de la Fuente countship located in Piedra St. which later served as the headquarters of the Board of Lima ({{langx|es|Patronato de Lima}}).<ref name=Pino1/>
News of the treasure reached the military government of the time, who unsuccessfully intimidated the owner of both properties into demolishing the property. As a result, he was jailed under [[conspiracy]] charges it was expropriated and what was left of the treasure looted.<ref name=Pino1/> The building's demolition was realised under the pretext that the area would serve as a [[promenade]] next to the river. However, such plans did not take place, and the area served first as a [[parking lot]] and later as a [[street market]].<ref name=Ugarte/>
The area in which the building was once located is now the ''[[Alameda Chabuca Granda]]''.<ref name=Pino2/>
==See also== {{Commons category|Palacio Veneciano, Lima}} *[[Casa Marsano]]
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==External links== *[https://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/4858 Image of the building's façade overlooking the Rímac river]
{{Landmarks in Lima}}
[[Category:Palaces in Peru]] [[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Peru]]