Casa de Osambela
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The Casa de Osambela, also known as the Casa de Oquendo, is a building built during the colonial era of Peru. It stands on the site of the old novitiate of the Dominican fathers, destroyed by the eart
Façade
On the façade of the Casa de Osambela it is possible to identify up to three different types of balcony.
Façade
Rococo Casa de Osambela
The Basilica and Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary, commonly known as the Convent of Santo Domingo, is a Catholic religious complex located in the city of Lima, Peru.
Casa de Osambela
…dates from the late-18th and early-19th centuries. It was completed between 1803 and 1805. The land where the Casa de Osambela stands was owned by the Basilica of Santo Domingo and, in order to meet some payments and finish some works on the church that had remained unfinished, it was sold to the Spanish shipbuilder, banker…
Complete view of the basilica and convent
Monk holding clapper of bell in the belfry of the Basilica of Santo Domingo, circa 1923
Cloister and bell tower
Chapel