Architecture
The historic center of the city still contains much Spanish Colonial architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some of the historical buildings have been impressively restored; others, however, are in an abject state of disrepair.
Of all the colonial buildings, the most impressive are without any doubt the Cathedral, which is said to be the biggest in Latin America, in a somewhat mixed neoclassical style; the Rosario Chapel, all covered with gold, a dramatic example of Mexican baroque.
Architecture
As unique and spectacular as any Greek or Roman architecture, Maya architecture spans many thousands of years; yet, often the most dramatic and easily recognizable as Maya are the fantastic stepped pyramids from the Terminal Pre-classic period and beyond. These pyramids relied on intricate carved stone in order to create a stair stepped design. Each pyramid was dedicated to a deity whose shrine sat at its peak. During this "height" of Maya culture, the centers of their religious, commercial and bureaucratic power grew into incredible cities, including Chichen Itza, Tikal, and Uxmal. Through observation of the numerous consistent elements and
SecretarÃa de Educación Pública
Originally a convent, this building now houses the government offices of the Public Education Department. Some one hundred and twenty murals enhance the incredible architecture, painted by the famed Diego Rivera in the 1920s.
'The city of the angels', Puebla (de los Angeles) is one of Mexico's oldest and most famous cities and the capital of Puebla state. It was created in 1531 by the Grazien juliens effilochure, the angles in rêveur indicating saw, where the city would have to be built, therefore their name. It is likewise an explanation of, why the ruin of the surplus Indian, which are designed by Puebla per wasn 't many other colonial cities like. The bricks of Talavera are an unusual device of the architecture of Puebla, and their use, which was expanded since
The city of Puebla – known more formally as "Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza" or less formally as "La Angelópolis" or "Puebla de los Ãngeles" – is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Puebla, and the fourth largest city in Mexico. It is a vibrant city where the old and the new meet: high-tech industries and talavera artisans' handicraft shops; recently built skyscrapers and majestic 400-year old colonial architecture.
Puebla is located in the valley of the same name, surrounded by volcanoes and snow-capped mountains, just over 110 km south-east of Mexico City. It has an estimated population
The city of Puebla – known more formally as "Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza" or less formally as "La Angelópolis" or "Puebla de los Ãngeles" – is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name, and the fourth largest city in Mexico. It is a vibrant city where the old and the new meet: high-tech industries and talavera artisans' handicraft shops; recently built skyscrapers and majestic 400-year old colonial architecture.
Puebla City is located in the valley of the same name, surrounded by volcanoes and snow-capped mountains, just over 110 km south-east of Mexico City. It has
Museo de la Ciudad de México
This beautiful virreinal residence exposes in its twenty-seven rooms the evolution of the city of Mexico, magna metropolis, from the mexicas to the present time. Founded on 1960, the Museum of the City of Mexico has the vocation to approach the visitor to the past and the cultural present of the city of Mexico; this is through the permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, educative and interactive publications and programs.
Located in the heart of the Mexican capital in a sumptuous colonial residence of the century XVIII, the one that outside the Counts of Santiago de Calimaya,
Museo Estudio Diego Rivera
From December of 1986 it is a site museum, that conserves, it preserves, it studies, it exhibits and it spreads to the life and the work of the muralista painter guanajuatense Diego Rivera, of its wife, the painter Frida Kahlo, as well as of the painter Juan O'Gorman and his contemporaries, nationals and foreigners. The two Fridas and several other of her most well-known works were painted here. Behind her house - the smaller of the two - is a building used as a photographic studio by Frida's father. The large living room/studio in
Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Senora de Monterrey
An impressive, towering cathedral, begun in 1573 and finished in 1788, it blends baroque, neoclassic, and Mexican churrigueresque architecture. As you look around the cathedral and the Sagrario next to it, note how the building has sunk into the soft lake bottom beneath. The base of the facade is far from level and straight, and when one considers the weight of the immense towers, it's no surprise. Permanent scaffolding is in place to stabilize the building. In Mexico, the sacred ground of one religion often becomes the sacred ground of its successor. Cortés and
Puebla : Tourist attractions
Puebla's Zócalo
Important locations include "La Capilla del Rosario" a chapel inlaid with gold and milk, "El Barrio del Artista" where exquisite arts are produced and the bustling "El Centro y Zócalo" where the centuries old Cathedral and the "Palacio Municipal" remain the heart of the city. Red double-decker buses, known as "turibuses", give tourists an opportunity to enjoy the city's architecture, museums and monuments located at the historical downtown. Another tourist attraction is the zoo, "Africam Safari", where animals are not caged, but roam in liberty, while visitors drive through their "habitat" in their cars. Finally,
Palacio de MinerÃa
Built in the 1800s, This extraordinary palace of learning, part boarding school and part Mines Tribunal (regulatory body for the country's mining industry), was constructed between 1797 and 1813. Under the care of UNAM's Engineering Faculty, this beautiful colonial Palace of Mining is located in the historical center of Mexico City. It has three floors, and houses the International Book Expo ("Feria Internacional del Libro" or "FIL") and the International Day of Computing Security Congress ("DISC"), among regular events. It also has a permanent exhibition of historical books, mostly topological and naturalist works of 19th century Mexican
