{{Short description|Park in Lima, Peru}} [[File:Rimac-panorama.jpg|thumb|right|The park (right) running alongside the Rímac.]] The '''Park of the Wall''' ({{langx|es|Parque de La Muralla}}) is a [[public park]] located in the [[Lima District|central district]] of [[Lima]], [[Peru]]. It was inaugurated in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inauguran el "Parque de la Muralla" en el Centro de Lima |url=http://www.terra.com.pe:80/noticias/16/16353.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041126183052/http://www.terra.com.pe:80/noticias/16/16353.html |archive-date=2004-11-26 |work=Terra}}</ref> Within its extension is part of the former [[Walls of Lima]]. The park is located between the [[Rímac River]] and the [[historic centre of Lima]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Parque La Muralla cerrado por 30 días por Municipalidad de Lima |url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/parque-muralla-cerrado-30-dias-municipalidad-lima-327208-noticia/ |date=2015-01-23 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref>
==History== During the administration of [[Luis Castañeda Lossio]], a section of the remains of the left bank of the [[Rímac River]] was recovered and which now forms the park. In this it is possible to see remains of the bases that the cutwater had, the work of the [[Franciscan]]s in 1610. For this purpose, part of said wall has been recovered in the rear area of the [[Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima|Church of San Francisco]], very close to the [[Government Palace, Peru|Government Palace]].
The park has a [[restaurant]], a crafts store from different areas of the country, where the [[Equestrian statue of Francisco Pizarro|statue]] of the ''conquistador'' [[Francisco Pizarro]] was located from 2003 to 2025,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Así se trasladó el monumento de Francisco Pizarro a su nueva ubicación |date=2025-01-17 |url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/sucesos/francisco-pizarro-asi-se-traslado-el-monumento-del-parque-de-la-muralla-al-pasaje-santa-rosa-municipalidad-de-lima-prolima-ultimas-noticia/ |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref> having previously been located in what is now [[Plaza Perú (Lima)|Peru Square]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sites.utexas.edu/culturescontexts/2013/05/17/pizarro-in-exile/ |title=Pizarro in Exile |date=2013-05-17 |website=Cultures Contexts |last=Hess |first=Peter |publisher=[[University of Texas]]}}</ref> located next to the Government Palace; In addition, there is a site [[museum]] that exhibits archaeological pieces found in the area.
==See also== {{Commons-cat|Parque de la Muralla}} *[[Walls of Lima]]
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[[Category:Parks in Lima]] [[Category:Parks established in the 2000s]] [[Category:Historic Centre of Lima]]