Ministry of Culture Building, Lima

San Borja, Peru

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Located in the San Borja District of Lima, the Headquarters of the Ministry of Culture is a brutalist government building completed in 1971 as part of Juan Velasco Alvarado's military administration. Designed by architects Miguel Cruchaga Belaúnde, Miguel Rodrigo Mazuré, and Emilio Soyer Nash, the structure anchors the National Cultural Centre, a major cultural and artistic hub. Beyond its primary function as the ministry's administrative seat, the building houses UNESCO's Lima field office and operates as a functioning cultural centre, featuring theatres and exhibition spaces. Designated a National Monument of Peru in 2022, it stands as a significant example of brutalist architecture in the country's capital.