The Basilica Cathedral of Lima is a religious construction located in the heart of the city of Lima. Francisco Pizarro laid the first stone, after the founding of the city in 1535.

The building has a total of five naves: three main ones and two additional ones built later. Is that throughout its history there have been constructions that have mixed different styles, from Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic to Plateresque and Neoclassical.

The Cathedral has a beautiful façade that combines Renaissance and Neoclassical styles. This adjoins two buildings built in colonial times: the Archbishop's Palace and the Parroquia del Sagrario.

The interior of the Cathedral has a rectangular plan similar to the Cathedral of Seville. The baroque altars were replaced by others in the neoclassical style. Its chapels, its beautiful altar decorated with pieces in gold leaf, its spectacular choir stalls, its sacristy and beautiful canvases stand out.

The Cathedral has a museum where pieces of great historical value are exhibited such as paintings of the Bassano family, the old main sacristy, the Chapter Room (a place of meetings of great importance) as well as works of art donated by private collectors.