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Plaza Giordano Bruno is a public space in Colonia Juárez, Mexico City. [1] Its namesake is Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), an Italian philosopher , poet , cosmological theorist and esotericist [ 2 ] who was executed by the Papal States for heresy.
The Americas: . Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires; Plaza de la República, Buenos Aires; Plaza 25 de Mayo, Rosario; Plaza Murillo, La Paz; Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución), Mexico City
Pages in category "Plazas in Mexico" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. La Petatera; M.
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]
The modern Zócalo in Mexico City is 57,600 m 2 (240 m × 240 m). [5] It is bordered by the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral to the north, the National Palace to the east, the Federal District buildings to the south and the Old Portal de Mercaderes to the west, the Nacional Monte de Piedad building at the northwest corner, with the Templo Mayor site to the northeast, just outside view.
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View of west side of Zocalo. Old Portal de Mercaderes in the historic center of Mexico City was and is the west side of the main plaza (otherwise known as the "Zócalo"). This side of the plaza has been occupied by commercial structures since the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521.