It was built in the 18th century for General Domingo Carlos Tristán del Pozo, the property had several owners and numerous restorations. One of the last owners was the "Sociedad Ricketts", who turned it into the headquarters of the firm's offices, so it took the name of Casa Ricketts. Currently this mansion is owned by Banco Continental.
With an approximate extension of 200 square meters, the house Tristán del Pozo, is of mestizo baroque style since it has figures corresponding to the pre-Inca period. The facade is an architectural jewel since it is the best expression of the civil and colonial architecture. Its front is composed of a high wall that ends in a stepped cornice, gargoyles with puma heads, four windows, two on each side, and an imposing and prolifically decorated façade. The windows are one of the original elements of the architectural design of the region.
The Tristán del Pozo House is located at 108 San Francisco Street, in the historic center of Arequipa.
Both the facade and doors are preserved original, the same that correspond to the mestizo baroque style of the eighteenth century.
Banco Continental has set up a small Museum and Art Gallery in this beautiful mansion, where, among other things, numismatic collections with very old coins of great value are exhibited, as well as periodical renewable exhibitions of archaeological and artistic character.
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m
The Irriberry house is the base of the Chávez de la Rosa cultural complex. It is believed that its construction dates back to 1743. This is due to one of the inscriptions made by its builder that says: "This house was built in the year 1743. Por Dios le pydo al que bybybyere en ella, un Padre Nuestro".
This house is built on a lot of 23 m in front and 56 m deep, for the large area it occupies, is the classic Arequipa house with rooms, terrace and patios. The facade was originally designed in three bodies, a central one with a large wooden gate, with a shutter and studded with decorative nails; at the top, a projecting cornice enriched with neoclassical decorative elements.
Its rooms have been conditioned for the presentation of pictorial and sculptural exhibitions, as well as for the realization of a series of social events and various exhibitions - sale of Contemporary Art. In the interior of this Casona we find in the second patio a small Chapel, and administrative offices of the UNSA, as well as in the last patio with exit to the San Agustin street we find a bookstore.
Located on the corner of Santa Catalina and San Agustín streets
In 1558 Don Martin Almanzán acquired the site to build his house. This house suffered modifications due to the reconstructions needed after each destruction caused by earthquakes and earthquakes. The house was acquired by Don Juan Crisóstomo Goyeneche in the eighteenth century and one of his four sons was who commanded to embellish the house becoming in the following years in the most beautiful residence of Arequipa. Already in the middle of the XX century the house stopped being property of the Goyeneche family what caused the dispersion of the collection of art and books.
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru acquired the building to convert it into the headquarters of its branch in Arequipa, which was inaugurated on December 19, 1970.
The white volcanic stone construction is superb. The main façade faces La Merced street; the wide windows of the lower floor have beautiful wrought iron grills; the symmetrically arranged columns combine with the stone baseboards and sidewalks; on the second floor the coat of arms of the Goyeneche family can be seen; the façade gives the impression of a military fortress, archiepiscopal palace and ancestral home; passing its beautiful portico is the entrance hall covered with a barrel vault and then a patio with a carved stone basin. It is remarkable the natural lighting that highlights the beauty of the building: the courtyard, the pool, the walls, the windows and the internal cylindrical tower.
The Casa has 37 colonial paintings, many of which have been restored.
It also has ten sculptures, of which two of the seventeenth century, of the Andalusian school and anonymous author: The Sorrowful Virgin and the Ecce Homo. These two carved wooden sculptures, polychrome and with glass eyes, were acquired in a very bad state of conservation, quite damaged in their structure by termites and with damage to the polychrome, so the Bank decided to proceed with their restoration.
It also has furniture, mortars, chandeliers and other items that decorate the offices of the Arequipa Regional Headquarters, which can be visited by the public.
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., no holiday
It was Don Manuel Santos de San Pedro who ordered and had his noble coat of arms engraved on its façade. Later the owners were Don Melchor Pacheco and his wife Mrs. Gertrudis Bustamante, the house remaining the property of their heirs until the first half of the 20th century. Part of the property was sold to the Firemen's Company in 1940, leaving the house with 1,560 square meters of land. In 1948, the Howell Williams husband and wife undertook a comprehensive restoration and reinforcement of the structures. The heirs of the family sold the house to the Banco Industrial del Peru and with the disappearance of the Banco Industrial the house remained closed for some years, until 1994 when it was acquired by the Banco del Sur del Peru in order to maintain its cultural and touristic purpose.
The current owner of the Casa del Moral is Banco Santander Central Hispano which, through a concessionaire, keeps it open to the public.
Located at 318 Moral Street, two blocks from the Santa Catalina Convent and one block from the Plaza de Armas.
It has furniture of the colonial and republican time. The cover in ashlar is a work of art in which carefully carved figures are appreciated, as a crown on a shield supported by two angels, in turn, the shield consists of a castle, a bird, a puma and two crossed keys. Also in its interior you can appreciate works of art, including those of the Cusquenian school.
Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Holidays: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Foreigner and National: S/. 5.00
Student: S/. 3.50.
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