UNAM Biblioteca Central

UNAM Biblioteca Central

Large university library. Outside of the building is covered with the largest murals in the world, created by Juan O’Gorman from tiles in 1956.

Torre Latinoamericana

Torre Latinoamericana

140 m (204 m with antenna) high skyscraper with 44 floors, built in 1948 – 1956. First skyscraper in the world built in highly seismically active land.

Palacio des Bellas Artes

Palacio des Bellas Artes, Mexico City

Beautiful, giant cultural center built in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Neo-Classicism styles in 1904 – 1934. Centre of artistic life in Mexico.

Chapultepec Castle

Chapultepec Castle, interior

Often called the only real castle in North America, this castle was built in 1785 – 1863. It has served also as a residence of emperor – Maximilian I. Ornate interiors.

Casa de los Azulejos (Mexico)

Casa de los Azulejos, Mexico

Urban palace from 1793 with three walls covered with beautiful blue and white tiles, hosts restaurant with unique interior.

Historical center of México

Historical center of México

Unique urban monument uniting prehistoric Aztec architecture with lush Spanish colonial architecture. Zocalo in the center of the city is the second-largest urban plaza in the world after Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

Xochimilco

Unique monument of urban planning inherited from Aztec times. Here has been preserved the network of ancient channels with chinampas – island gardens. Channels are traveled by special boats – trajineras. Channels and islands contain endemic plants and animals including unique salamander – axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).

Tetzcotzingo

Tetzcotzingo, "greenhouse"

One of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. Imperial summer gardens for Aztec emperors of nearby Texcoco. Developed in the 15th century as a collection of plants and animals. Includes very impressive and unusual waterworks and other structures to sustain the diverse life forms.

Teotihuacan

Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan, Mexico

One of the largest ancient cities in the world with numerous monuments of architecture and art. Established sometime around 200 BC and was abandoned in the 7th – 8th centuries AD. A hugely impressive monument of urban planning is Avenue of the Dead. The pyramid of the Sun is the third largest ancient pyramid in the world. Height – 71,2 m. The pyramid of the Moon is an older pyramid from 200 – 450 AD, 42 m high.