▁and ▁the ▁land ▁where ▁now ▁stands ▁the ▁Estad io ▁Nacional , ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁the ▁park ▁had ▁a ▁military ▁use , ▁before ▁the ▁invasion , ▁as ▁a ▁g arrison ▁and ▁a ▁hospital ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁invasion ▁as ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁Chile an ▁troops . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Peru , ▁August o ▁B . ▁Leg u ía ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁build ▁several ▁additional ▁buildings , ▁such ▁as ▁By z antine ▁Hall ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁that ▁served ▁as ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Lima . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁ordered ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁P ano pt icon ▁of ▁Lima ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Centre ▁of ▁Lima , ▁the ▁land ▁north ▁of ▁Park ▁of ▁the ▁Ex position ▁and ▁currently ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Military ▁and ▁Historical ▁Studies ▁and ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Italian ▁Art ▁that ▁originally ▁belonged ▁the ▁park , ▁were ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁Park ▁of ▁the ▁Ex position ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁severe ▁decl ine . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Alberto ▁And rade , ▁the ▁Park ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁la kes ▁and ▁an ▁am ph it he ater ▁were ▁created ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁park