Ryszard Jaxa Małachowski – architekt, który stworzył Limę na nowo

The article presents the figure of an outstanding Polish architect, the last of the group of political emigrants who came to Peru at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. This figure, despite his merits, is poorly known in Poland, but highly appreciatedin Peru. The documenta-tion and photos found and collected by the author of the article show the profile of R. Jaxa Małachowski from a much broader perspective, not only from the perspective of his profes-sional achievements in the reconstruction of the capital of Peru at the beginning of the second decade of the 20th century, but also his contribution to scientific development of the whole country. This text is subordinated to the thesis that Malachowski’s contribution to shaping the modern capital of Peru is much greater than we previously thought