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HOUSE MONTJOY

The House of the Lodge or Montjoy House is located one block from St. Peter's Church at the intersection of the streets Dos de Mayo and San Martin. Built in the sixteenth century,boasts an elaborately carved colonial balcony is considered the largest in Peru, it turns the corner and is 67 meters.

The architecture of this house is superb, it has thick walls and large patios,stairs and balconies of carved wood., Inside was up to 30 atmospheres. It was declared a national monument in April 1963.
This colonial house has more than 400 years of construction.
Precisely withinits attractions is the outdoor balcony of 60 m. Long (the largest in South America), this rests on wooden supports 150, the roof is supported by 36 columns thin. Currently being refurbished.
The oldhouse is one of the icons of architecture lambayecana and is world famous for having the largest balcony of America and the second in the world. It measures 67 meters long and was built in thesixteenth century. Represents the power of Lambayeque families of the time, had more than 30 rooms and a large number of service personnel.
It is linked to the history of the independence of Peru'sLambayeque and because it was a meeting place for the patriots who participated in the libertarian epic.
Montjoy House Interiors.
The house Montjoy, also known as home of the lodge, with nearly 350 yearsof construction and recently restored by the Plan Copesco could host the Silver Museum of Peru, an initiative that will define the municipality of the province of Lambayeque.

The project involvedthe directory on the eve of the Foundation for Culture and Tourism of Lambayeque by Jose Torres Della Pina, director of the board of Silver Peru.

Torres recalled that the colonial house, which hasthe largest balcony of South America where was conceived the first cry for freedom in the country qualify for the exposure of the entire collection of pieces of silver that has its trustees. "

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