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The Biblioteca Palafoxiana is a library in Puebla City's historic centre, in the Mexican state of PueblaFounded in 1646, it is recognized by the UNESCO for being the first and oldest public library in the Americas, [1] [2] [3] It has more than 45,000 books and manuscripts, ranging from the 15th to the 20th century.
Part of the facade, with azulejos. It is known that the original construction was built in the 16th century, and that it is actually made up of the union of two stately mansions, of which the one that was originally located on the south side was the one that belonged, together with the so-called Plazuela de Guardiola to a man named Damián Martínez. [6]
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Morelia (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Morelia (San Salvador)) is a religious site that is the seat of the Archdiocese of Morelia of the Catholic church in Mexico. It is located as its name itself says in the city of Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The cathedral is located in the first ...
The building is administered by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes of the federal government. [4] The palace receive on average 10,000 visitors each week. [12] Two of the best-known groups which regularly perform here are the Ballet Folklórico de México Compania Nacional de Opera de Bellas Artes and the National Symphonic Orchestra. [13]
The Museo Soumaya is a private museum in Mexico City and a non-profit cultural institution with two museum buildings in Mexico City — Plaza Carso and Plaza Loreto. It has over 66,000 works from 30 centuries of art including sculptures from before European colonisation in Mesoamerica, 19th- and 20th-century Mexican art and an extensive repertoire of works by European old masters and masters ...
1864 view of the original Teatro Colón (at left) and the old Plaza de Mayo colonnade, both long since demolished. The Colón theater operated in two buildings, the first located in the Plaza de Mayo until 1888 and the second located in front of the Plaza Lavalle, which took 20 years to be built until its inauguration in 1908.
Yajalón is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 34,028, [1] up from 26,044 as of 2005. [2] It covers an area of 162.3 km 2. As of 2010, the city of Yajalón had a population of 16,622. [1]
Museo de Arte de Ponce is the finest art museum in Puerto Rico. [11] The largest art museum in the Caribbean, [ 12 ] it has also been called one of the best in the Americas . [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] It was the first museum in Puerto Rico accredited by the American Alliance of Museums .