The Zócalo or Constitution Square
The Zócalo or Plaza de la Constitución is located in the heart of the Historic Center, in the first square of the city. This square was the center of Tenochtitlán before the arrival of the conquerors, and it remained a political and religious center centuries later.
Today it is still the nerve center of thousands of people and place of events. The Zócalo is surrounded by the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, the National Palace, the Old City Hall and the Government Building.
Metropolitan Cathedral
It was built, according to the plans of the Spanish architect Claudio de Arciniega who was inspired by Spanish cathedrals, around a church that was erected on the site shortly after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlán. The works began in 1573, concluded inside in 1667 and outside until 1813
AV.Madero
This street has always been one of the busiest and busiest thoroughfares since colonial times. Its layout is due to the Spanish Alonso García Bravo, so it is also the first streets to be laid out over the new Spanish city, over the ruins of the ancient pre-Hispanic city of México-Tenochtitlán.
Its name has changed over time, due to the nomenclature applied and the designation of streets that was made to trades or guilds. In this way, in the section between the current Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas (San Juan del Letrán at that time) and Bolívar, it was called 1st. and 2nd of San Francisco; between Bolívar and Isabel la Católica, as Calle de la Profesa; and between Isabel la Católica and Plaza de la Constitución, such as Paseo de Plateros, a name that rescues and evokes the vocation of this street as a favorite place to stroll through its commercial variety
Latin American Tower
The Latin American Tower is a skyscraper located on the corner formed by the streets of Francisco I. Madero and Eje Central in the Historic Center of Mexico City.
Its central location, its height (181.33 meters, if the antenna is included, with 44 floors) and its history have made it one of the most emblematic buildings in Mexico City.
it was the tallest building in Mexico City from its construction in 1956 to 1972, it obtained the record for the tallest skyscraper in the world outside the United States and therefore Latin America.
Palace of Fine Arts
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a cultural venue located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, considered the most important in the manifestation of the arts in Mexico and one of the most renowned opera houses in the world.
This has been the scene and witness of shocking artistic, social and political events; Its construction began at the end of the mandate of Porfirio Díaz on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of the beginning of the Independence of Mexico, however it was concluded and inaugurated until November 29, 1934 due to the Mexican Revolution.
