Mexico City [antikvár]

Mexico City's Highlights Pulsating with life and culture, blessed with perpetually spring-like weather, and with a fascinating blend of history and modernity, Mexico City is endlessly surprising. With excellent museums, ornate churches, colonial palaces, and urban parks, the city attracts a large number of visitors. Museo Nacional de Antropología One oí the great museums of the world dramatically presents its preeminent collection of Mexican pre-Hispanic art by region (see pp8-n). Catedral Metropolitana The largest and most important colonial cathedral in the Western Hemisphere, it took almost three centuries to build and majestically blends Baroque and Neoclassical styles (see pp12-13}. Palacio Nacional This massive executive palace and government office stands along the east side of the Zócalo and showcases Diego Rivera's famous mural, Epic of the Mexican People (see pp14-15}. Palacio de Bellas Artes The spectacular performing arts palacio is a city icon, combining an exquisite white marble exterior with an Art Deco interior having Mexican touches (see pp20-21). San Miguel Ajusco Parque Nacional los Dinamos - m/les-iOi-km—i 3 Tempio Mayor An accidental discovery led to a massive archeological effort that uncovered the ruins of this Aztec temple. A new museum was built to house the artifacts recovered (see ppl6-17). Preceding pages Main altar, Ex-Convento e Iglesia del Carmen, San Ángel