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14-616: Exposition Park may refer to: Peru [ edit ] Park of the Exposition , an urban park in Lima United States [ edit ] California [ edit ] Exposition Park (urban park) , a public museum and sport complex the Los Angeles neighborhood of the same name Exposition Park, Los Angeles , a neighborhood Texas [ edit ] Exposition Park, Dallas ,

28-588: A neighborhood Pennsylvania [ edit ] Exposition Park (Pittsburgh) , a former baseball stadium Exposition Park, the former name for Conneaut Lake Park in Conneaut Lake Missouri [ edit ] Exposition Park (Kansas City) , a former baseball stadium New York [ edit ] Exposition Park, the former name of Starlight Park in New York City See also [ edit ] Expo Park Topics referred to by

42-597: A park that would house the Lima International Exhibition of 1872. Thus, alongside the park, rose the Palacio de la Exposición (now the Lima Art Museum ). The park plan was made by Manuel Atanasio Fuentes  [ es ; qu ] and Italian architect Antonio Leonardi. Its design was neo-Renaissance and included the construction of pavilions including a zoo and other buildings. Leonardi also designed

56-569: Is a building on Colon Avenue in downtown Lima , Peru . It was constructed in the 19th century with the Park of the Exposition to house the International Exposition of Lima in 1872. Since 1957, it has been home to the Lima Art Museum . The building was constructed in unison with the Park of the Exposition and was ordered built by president Jose Balta in 1869 for the international exposition that

70-511: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Park of the Exposition The park was occupied by the south gate of the Walls of Lima , known as Puerta de Guadalupe . In the 1870s President José Balta ordered the demolition of these walls within its modernisation plan of the city. It was planned that this location would be aimed at building

84-707: The Museum of Italian Art , originally belonged to the park itself. During the 1970s, the park fell into a severe decline. In the 1990s, during the administration of Alberto Andrade , it was restored and lakes and an amphitheatre were created and the park opened to the park. Andrade renamed the park calling it the Grand Park of Lima ( Spanish : Gran Parque de Lima ) but it later returned to its original name. 12°03′41″S 77°02′12″W  /  12.06139°S 77.03667°W  / -12.06139; -77.03667 Palacio de la Exposici%C3%B3n The Palacio de la Exposición

98-828: The Palacio de la Exposición . In the beginning the largest, covering the current and contemporary Park of the Reserve and the land where now stands the Estadio Nacional , were part of the park. Among the park's features was a zoo , whose animals (and plants) were brought from the Peruvian Amazon by an expedition headed by Henrique Casseu in 1871. The expo's catalog lists a total of 271 different species of animals. In addition to this collection, donations were also made, such as that of Peruvian minister in Brazil Luis Mesones , who donated two tigers that arrived via boat. After

112-682: The Byzantine Hall and the building that served as headquarters of the Ministry of Development and Public Works , which currently houses the Metropolitan Museum of Lima since 2010. In 1961 the demolition of the so-called Panopticon was ordered, to be replaced by the Civic Centre construction project. The land north of the park, currently home to the Centre for Military and Historical Studies and

126-638: The exhibition ended, the part of the zoo that faced the (now demolished) square of the same name remained. With the construction of the Paseo Colón in 1899, a new entrance was built. It was completely destroyed during the War of the Pacific by the Chilean Army as part of its occupation of the city , with some animals killed and others stolen by the invading army, as was the case of the lions taken to Santiago Zoo . After

140-627: The palace and the park were inaugurated and the exposition took place soon after. After the exposition, the palace was home to the Society of Fine Arts. During the War of the Pacific the building was looted. After the looting it was used as a hospital and later a garrison for the Chilean army . In 1889, the Peruvian government ceded the building to the Municipality of Lima . In 1905, the building became home to

154-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Exposition Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exposition_Park&oldid=1227566641 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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168-399: The war, the zoo was reestablished through donations from locals and eventual foreign acquisitions, existing until its decay in the early 20th century, caused by poor hygiene conditions and improper care of the animals, the growth of the city, and the worldwide crisis . In 1935, on the city's 400th anniversary, mayor Luis Gallo Porras ordered that the zoo be moved to Barranco District , which

182-561: Was not done until 1944. This new zoo closed in 1970, replaced by the Parque de las Leyendas . During the War of the Pacific, the park housed a garrison and a hospital prior to the occupation, later serving as a headquarters for the Chilean troops. With the celebration of the centennial of the independence of Peru , Augusto B. Leguía ordered the construction of several additional buildings, such as

196-554: Was to take place in Lima in celebration for fifty years of Peruvian independence . The construction of the building took place between 1870 and 1871. The building is of a neo-Renaissance style and was designed by the Italian architect Antonio Leonardi. Its design was considered a pioneer of its time in South America as it was one of the few buildings constructed of steel. In July 1872, both

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