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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]
View of the floor of the Naval History Museum in Mexico City. Dome of the stairs hall. The Naval Historical Museum was located until 2013 on the fourth floor of the Palace, occupying a space of 1,346 m2. The collection included models, photographs, maps and other items from the different eras of navigation in Mexico.
Alameda Central is a public urban park in downtown Mexico City.Established in 1592, Alameda Central is the oldest public park in the Americas. [1] [2] Located in Delegación Cuauhtémoc between Juárez Avenue and Hidalgo Avenue, the park is adjacent to the Palacio de Bellas Artes and can be accessed by Metro Bellas Artes.
The Centro Cultural de España (Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico) is located at 18 Guatemala Street in the historic center of Mexico City. [1] In the late 1990s, this old mansion just behind the Cathedral was in ruins when the Mexico City government ceded it to the Spanish government. When restoration work was finished, the new Centro ...
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.
03810 Ciudad de México . Some of the better known colonias include: Bosques de las Lomas - Upscale residential neighborhood and business center. Centro - Covers the historic downtown (centro histórico) of Mexico City. Condesa - Twenties post-Revolution neighborhood. Roma - Beaux Arts neighbourhood next to Condesa, one of the oldest in Mexico ...
Paseo de la Reforma skyline. Paseo de la Reforma (literally "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City.It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Second Mexican Empire and modeled after the great boulevards of Europe, [1] such as the Ringstraße in Vienna and the Champs-Élysées in ...
Avenida Juárez is a street in the Historic Center of Mexico City flanking the south side of the centuries-old Alameda Central park. Originally each block had a different name: Calle de la Puente de San Francisco between San Juan de Letrán (today Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas) and López, in front of the Palacio de Bellas Artes