# Desamparados Station (House of Peruvian Literature)

Lima, Peru

Desamparados Station, designed by Rafael Marquina and completed in 1912, served Lima's central Andean railway. Crowned by an Art Nouveau stained-glass skylight, the Beaux-Arts building beside the Government Palace reopened in 2009 as the House of Peruvian Literature.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Desamparados Station (House of Peruvian Literature), with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -12.04444, -77.02861

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