Palacio de Goyenesh is one of the most famous buildings in the city of Arequipa, located at the intersection of La Merced and the streets of the Old Palace.

The history of the palace Goyenesh begins with 1558, when the owner of the land, Martin de Almazan, decided to build a one-storey house with a courtyard and two arches. In 1582 and 1600, the city of Arequipa has undergone a strong earthquake followed by Andrés Herrera y Castillo, owner of the building, hired a master mason Gaspar Baeza for the reconstruction of the destroyed houses. Master built on the site in 1602 almost new home. In 1734, the mansion built by Gaspar Baez, was slightly modified and expanded. However, this house, bought for his family one of the largest landowners in Arequipa Juan de Kristomo Goyenesh-and-Aguerrevere suffered greatly as a result of a new earthquake in 1782.

Later the building was transferred to one of his four sons - Jose Sebastian, bishop and archbishop of Lima, Arequipa, which instructs restore family mansion known architect Lucas Poblete in 1837. In 1840, the restoration of family mansion has been completed.
  Bishop Goyenesh lived in this house until 1859, when he became Archbishop of Lima and Primate of Peru. At this time the house has become one of the most important residences of the city. Family house is decorated with dozens of pictures of the bishop, two of which - the brush of Goya. There is also kept a beautiful collection of antique furniture, one of the first private libraries Arikipa city and one of the most important documentary archives of the Latin American times Liberation.

This two-story building with a courtyard, with columns on the facade and the entrance to the lobby "height required for a French knight in armor with a spear in an upright position." On the roof is a balcony with wrought iron railings and a panoramic display, which can be reached by a beautiful spiral staircase, built of hewn stone. On this ladder you can also climb to the second floor where the balcony doors and windows in the style of the colonial era. In the main courtyard of the house there is a superb fountain made of stone.

The building consists of a large spacious room with vaulted ceilings on the walls where you can see art paintings of Cusco School colonial era building windows protect forged lattice with wonderful ornaments.

In the early twentieth century palace Goyenesh was transferred to the use of Central Reserve Bank of Peru, who spent a full reconstruction of the building in 1970. This decision ensured the preservation of the famous house, which is part of the historical heritage of Arequipa. In 2000, the palace Goyenesh was declared a World Heritage Site.