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Cidade do México

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The city

What to expect from Cidade do México.

Capital of Mexico, the city was built on Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. The Centro Histórico, a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with Xochimilco, includes the Zócalo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Templo Mayor, the National Palace and the Palacio de Bellas Artes. In Chapultepec Forest are the National Museum of Anthropology and the castle; to the south are Coyoacán, Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul, the University City and the canals of Xochimilco. It sits at about 2,240 m above sea level.

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The local experience

What to see in Cidade do México

Square

Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)

The central square of Mexico City, with the Cathedral to the north and the National Palace to the east, built over the former center of Tenochtitlan.

Cathedral

Catedral Metropolitana

The largest cathedral in the Americas, built from 1573 to 1813, with Baroque and Neoclassical façades, gilded altarpieces and two towers overlooking the Zócalo.

Archaeological site

Templo Mayor

Ruins of the main temple of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc, with an eight-room museum next to the Zócalo.

Palace

Palacio Nacional

Seat of the federal government on the east side of the Zócalo, with Diego Rivera’s murals about Mexico’s history on the staircase and in the corridors.

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Theatre and museum

Palacio de Bellas Artes

1934 art theatre and museum with a marble façade, domes, a Tiffany glass curtain, and murals by Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, and Tamayo.

Museum

Museo Nacional de Antropología

Mexico's largest archaeology museum, in Chapultepec, with 23 rooms, the Aztec Sun Stone, Olmec heads, and Mayan art.

Castle and museum

Castillo de Chapultepec

Castle atop the Chapultepec hill, residence of Emperor Maximilian and home to the National Museum of History, with views of Paseo de la Reforma.

House museum

Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)

The Blue House where Frida Kahlo was born, lived with Diego Rivera and died, in Coyoacán, containing artworks, personal objects and her studio.

Canals

Xochimilco

Network of pre-Hispanic canals and chinampas in the south of the city, a World Heritage Site, travelled on the colorful boats called trajineras.

Campus and architecture

Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM)

The central campus of the National University, from the 1950s, a World Heritage Site since 2007, with Juan O'Gorman’s mosaic on the Central Library and murals by Siqueiros.

House museum

Casa Luis Barragán

The house and studio of architect Luis Barragán, from 1948, a World Heritage Site since 2004, with colorful walls, filtered light and an enclosed garden.

Sanctuary

Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe

The most visited sanctuary in the Americas, at the foot of the Tepeyac hill, featuring the new basilica (1976), the 18th-century old basilica, and the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Historic neighborhood

Coyoacán

Former colonial village in the south of the city, with tree-lined plazas, the church of San Juan Bautista, a market, and streets of colorful houses.

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