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The historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México), also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on the Zócalo (or main plaza) and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. [2]
Mexico City Museum facade Frontal view of the courtyard.. The history of the Old Palace of the Counts of Santiago de Calimaya dates back to the year 1527, when Mr. Juan Gutiérrez Altamirano arrived in New Spain from the island of Cuba, where he had been governor in 1524; to take the post of Corregidor of Texcoco and overseer of Hernán Cortés.
The Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL) (English: National Museum of Art) is the Mexican national art museum, located in the historical center of Mexico City.The museum is housed in a neoclassical building at No. 8 Tacuba, Col. Centro, Mexico City.
Luis Aldrete was the 2013 Winner of the architecture pavilion competition at Museo Experimental el Eco in Mexico City. View from the interior. Ensayo de Miguel A. González Virgen, 2006; Estamos hartos (otra vez), Mauricio Marcin and Ida Rodríguez, 2014; Autodestrucción 2, Abraham Cruzvillegas, 2014; La Chinche (2014-2015), Mauricio Marcin ...
Since construction began in 1904, the theater (which opened in 1934) has sunk some four meters into the soft soil of Mexico City. [8] The main facade, which faces Avenida Juárez, is made of white Italian Carrara marble. In the interior of the portal are sculptures by Italian Leonardo Bistolfi. It consists of "Harmony", surrounded by "Pain ...
The National Museum of History (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Historia), also known as MNH, is a national museum of Mexico, located inside Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. The Castle itself is found within the first section of the well known Chapultepec Park. The museum received 2,135,465 visitors in 2017. [1]
The Museo Nacional de las Culturas (MNC; National Museum of Cultures) is a national museum in Mexico City dedicated to education about the world's cultures, both past and present. It is housed in a colonial-era building that used to be the mint for making coins.
The Museo del Estanquillo ("Museum of the Little Shop") is located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, Mexico. The museum houses the personal collection of the writer Carlos Monsivais , encompassing paintings, photography, toys, albums, calendars, advertising and books.