Plaza de Santo Domingo
Plaza Santo Domingo has a scale and use that makes it one of the city’s great urban spaces. Proportions, dimensions, height of buildings to width of plaza, are appropriately humane. Tactile, somatic experiences abound. This is what has attracted me to Mexico: the way public urban space is scaled, varies and inter-weaves: Santo Domingo, contrasting, and connected, to el Zocalo demonstrates this. Also found in the plaza are the Palacio de la Inquisición, which now houses a nursery school, and the church of Santo Domingo, which are all that remains of New Spain’s first Dominican convent.
Closely related to the Court of the Holy Office is the church which gives its name to the plaza and which formerly was part of the convent of Dominican predicators. This extraordinary 18th Century cluster of ecclesiastical buildings was partially demolished in 1861, with only the church remaining. Its imposing silhouette, characterized by a single tower, frames the entryway, a sober example of baroque style. Upon penetrating its interior we are confronted by a myriad of artistic styles: the poliphony of baroque pilasters and neoclassical columns does honor to the magnificent choir loft with its intricately carved benches.
Church and ex-convent of Santo Domingo: Oaxaca City
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Oaxaca Regional Museum (Museo Regional de Oaxaca): Oaxaca
The Oaxaca Regional Museum is located inside the enchanting exconvent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Some of its recently redesigned rooms contain important samples of prehispanic and colonial history and culture. It is housed in a beautiful green stone building attached to Santo Domingo Church. It contains the Zapotec treasures from Tomb Seven at Monte Albán. This and other archaeological sections make the most sense if you visit them after seeing some sites in the Central Valleys.
Hours: The museum is generally open from 10 am. to 8 pm., Tuesday to Sunday. Entry
Temple of Santo Tomás Xochimilco : Oaxaca City
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Santo Cachorro: Guadalajara
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Plaza de las Tres Culturas
The Plaza of 3 Cultures is located at the ancient city Aztec city of Tlatelolco where you can see the ruins of You can also see the Colonial Cathedral of Santiago which dates back to 1524 (although it was rebuilt in 1609), inside there is the baptismal fountain of Juan Diego, the indian to whom, according to tradition, the Virgen de Guadalupe de Guadalupe appeared in 1531. Also nearby there are many apartment buildings, and government buildings. The Plaza of the Three Cultures in Mexico City, known as the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Spanish,
Mexico City remembers 1985 earthquake
Mexican President Vicente Fox opened the commemorations of the deadly earthquake in 1985 in the country on Monday, saying the government is better prepared and will do more to protect the people.
On the National Civil Protection Day, held in memory of the victims of the Sept. 19, 1985, earthquake, Fox told his countrymen that Mexico is better prepared to cope with natural disasters, yet "there remains a lot to do in terms of civil protection."
He also called on Mexicans to cherish the memory of the victims by helping other countries
Plaza Tapatia: Guadalajara
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Plaza Juarez : Guadalajara
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Plaza de los Mariachis: Guadalajara
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Plaza de los Laureles: Guadalajara
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