Gran Hotel Bolívar

The Gran Hotel Bolívar, is a historic hotel located on Plaza San Martín in Lima, Peru. Designed by noted Peruvian architect Rafael Marquina, it was built in 1924 and was the first large, modern hotel built in Lima.

Gran Hotel Bolívar
General information
TypeHotel
Town or cityLima
CountryPeru
Completed1924
InauguratedDecember 6, 1924
Design and construction
Architect(s)Rafael Marquina

Part of a program to modernize Lima, the hotel was constructed on what was state property. The hotel was inaugurated on December 6, 1924, in honor of the centenary of the Battle of Ayacucho, a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. The square itself was inaugurated on July 27, 1921, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Peru's independence.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the hotel attracted Hollywood movie stars such as Orson Welles, Ava Gardner, and John Wayne, where many also discovered the local cocktail, the Pisco Sour.[1]

  • cupola
    cupola
  • lounge
    lounge
  • hallway
    hallway
  • Ford T
    Ford T
  • register
    register

References
  1. Julia Slater, Peru toasts pisco boom on annual cocktail day, The Daily Telegraph, February 9, 2010, Accessed June 30, 2010.

Further reading

  • García Bryce, José (1980), "La Arquitectura del Virreinato y La República". En: Historia del Perú, tomo XII, Lima: Editorial Juan Mejía Baca.
  • Jiménez Campos, Luis; Santiváñez Pimentel, Miguel (2005). Rafael Marquina, arquitecto. ISBN 9972-794-09-1. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2010-06-30.

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