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Francisco Antonio de Zela House
from Tacna
by Visit Peru
Tacna Province
Cathedral Paseo Cívico. Opening hours: 7:00 am - 1:00 pm / 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm The French firm Eiffel, founded by Gustave Eiffel, began the construction of this cathedral in 1875, but the work was interrupted many times and it was finally inaugurated in 1954 following a Neo-Renaissance design.
The Ornamental Fountain Paseo Cívico. A monument made by the English Simpson foundry, it was installed in 1869 as a gift to the city of Tacna from the government of José Balta. It sits on a granite base and measures six meters in height. The set of fountains is decorated with sculptures of children, mythical beings, lilies, scallop shells, and other marine figures.
Admiral Miguel Grau and Colonel Francisco Bolognesi memorial Paseo Cívico. This quarried stone monument measuring 18 meters in height was inaugurated in 1957 in homage to the heroes of the War of the Pacific. In August 2018 it was declared National Cultural Heritage.
Casa Basadre Cultural Center San Martin Ave. 212. Opening hours: Tue-Sun 9:00 am – 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Republican style house where historian Jorge Basadre Grohmann lived, considered one of the most notable Peruvian thinkers of the 20th century. The property was declared a historical monument of Peru on April 5th, 1978.
Tacna Historic Museum Apurímac St. 202. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 12:00 pm / 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm. Tel. (052) 411-171. Ticket entry. Located in the center of the city one block from the former Municipal Palace, this museum was created in 1957. It also houses the Tacna Public Library.
Francisco Antonio de Zela House Zela St. 542. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm / Sun 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Ticket entry. The home of this forefather of Peruvian independence houses a photographic exposition that depicts events from the revolution that Zela led in the city. In honor of its emancipating past, Tacna received the epithet “Heroic City”.
Judicial House Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. (052) 415-225. This building was the venue for the signing of the Act of Delivery of Tacna on August 28, 1929. Housed here too are the Reincorporation Museum, the Tacna Art Gallery, and the Departmental Historic Archives.
Municipal Theater Psje. Calderón de la Barca s/n, facing MacLean Plaza. Visits by prior arrangement with the municipality. The facade of this building inaugurated during the Pezet government is made of quarried stone. One of its three floors hosts the main hall, whose walls are decorated with portraits of illustrious Tacneños such as the poet Federico Barreto and the painter Francisco Lazo.
