Casa Courret

Casa Courret is located on the pedestrian street Jirón de la Unión, or rather the part of the street which is most popular, most frequented and most often mentioned; it connects Plaza San-Martin in the south and Plaza de Armas (now rechristened as Plaza Mayor) in the north. There is a southernmost extension of the street (from Plaza San-Martin to Avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt) but it is more grimey and not really a part of Jirón de la Unión, attraction-wise.
The street is almost entirely lined up with stores and to a lesser degree restaurants, mostly of a fast-food nature. The stores are both chains and independent retailers, invariably of a budget tier (that is for the Americans, whereas for the locals they might be considered as highly-prized shopping destinations).
The street offers many architectural points of interest, such as colonial buildings with their ornate wooden carved Moorish balconies and buildings in the Belle Epoque or Art Nouveau style.
The elegantly curvy Art Nouveau style is represented by the beautiful 1906 Casa Courret, which used to be the studio of the Eugenio Courret Photography, founded by the famous Lima photographer, a French native Eugène/Eugenio Courret; by the time the building was inaugurated, in 1905-1906, the studio was operated by his successor Adolfo Dubreuil, whereas Monsieur Courret himself has already returned to France.
The street address is Jirón de la Unión 459, but it is of little help, for the street numbering in Lima is a nightmare to navigate. It is approximately the 5th building on your left, walking down from Plaza Mayor to Plaza San-Martin.

Gracias a esta casa de estudio fotográfico, podemos apreciar hoy en día imágenes del siglo XIX; ubicada en jirón de la unión, uno de los mas concurridos y famosos de la capital, pues antes era llamado calle de los mercaderes ya que la mayoría de negocios estaban ubicados en este jirón, incluyendo negocios extranjeros

Al pasar por el jirón de la Union, los ojos verán admirados tan exquisita edificación.

Segun la historia esta casa fue el estudio fotográfico más sobresaliente del siglo XIX.

Esta casa albergó el estudio fotográfico más importante de fines del siglo XIX. Allí se tomaron fotos que luego se convirtieron en una magnífica fuente de nuestra historia.

Un ejemplo de la arquitectura Art Nouveau. Parte de la historia de Lima

Agencia de envíos de postales a nivel mundial, con mucha facilidad sin muchos trámites

Atención rápida y muy buena.

Bonita

A beautiful casa with different style to others.