Archbishop's Palace of Lima

Standing beside the cathedral on the Plaza Mayor, the Archbishop's Palace is famed for its elaborately carved wooden balconies, a signature of Lima's colonial architecture. The present neo-colonial building dates from 1924, replacing earlier structures on a plot tied to the archdiocese since the sixteenth century. Inside, richly decorated salons, a grand marble staircase and religious paintings trace centuries of ecclesiastical history. The Museum of Religious Art occupies part of the palace.