Английская Википедия:Avenida España (Lima)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox street Spain Avenue (Шаблон:Lang-es), formerly known as the Avenue of the Exhibition (Шаблон:Lang-es) and then as Alfonso XIII Avenue (Шаблон:Lang-es) until 1931, is an avenue in Lima, Peru. It extends from east to west in the districts of Lima and Breña along 7 blocks. The tracks of the Metropolitano extend along its route between Paseo de la República and Alfonso Ugarte Avenue.[1]

History

The avenue's inception began in the early 20th century, as the city of Lima expanded westward.[2] The avenue's 3rd block begins at the site of the former Lima Penitentiary, today the Lima Civic Center.[2]

From the late 1940s to the early 1990s, the avenue's intersection with Garcilaso de la Vega was the location of the former U.S. Embassy[3][4] until its move to Monterrico due to being targeted by the terrorist group Shining Path on several occasions,[5] as well as by the MRTA, who bombed the embassy on February 14, 1990.[6]

Route

It starts at its intersection with the Plaza Grau and the Paseo de la República with a circulating direction from east to west. Between Paseo de la República and Avenida Garcilaso de la Vega, the avenue passes under a bridge, near the Civic Center. The 4th block of the avenue houses the art deco-style building of the Provincial Sub-Prefecture of Lima.[2]

The intersection with Garcilaso de la Vega is the location of the Clínica Internacional since the 1990s[7] and of the Casa Matusita, a house known for the popular belief of being of the paranormal type.[8]

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