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Plaza Italia, Lima

Italy Square, formerly known as Saint Anne's Square, is a public square in the Barrios Altos neighbourhood of Lima, Peru. It was the second square built by the Spanish during the colonial era and later served as one of the four squares where the independence of Peru was declared in the city.

History
The second square to be laid out in Lima, In the middle of the 19th century, in its surroundings, the largest Italian neighbourhood of the city was established, highlighting among them the Quinta Carbone and the Quinta Baselli. In honour of one of its greatest neighbours, the Italian naturalist Antonio Raimondi, it was renamed Plaza Italia after the inauguration of the monument in 1910 by then president Guillermo Billinghurst. ==Gallery==
Gallery
Iglesia del Corazón de Jesús (San José), Barrios Altos.jpg|Church of the Heart of Jesus (a.k.a. San José) Santa Ana Lima Peru.jpg|Church of Saint Anne Estàtua d'Antonio Raimondi a la plaça Itàlia, Lima02.jpg|Statue of Antonio Raimondi Placa de l'estàtua d'Antonio Raimondi a la plaça Itàlia, Lima.jpg|Detail of the statue's base Façana d'edifici a la Plaça Italia de Lima.jpg|Surroundings of the square Façana d'edifici de la plaza Italia, Barrios Altos.jpg|Ditto. Plazasantaana facultaddemedicinasanfernado unmsm.jpg|19th century view of the square ==See also==
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