The Zocalo is the main plaza in front of the
National Palace
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The Zocalo streets are ablaze with color lights during
all holidays |
There are constant contrasts of colonial and modern
architecture |
The Cathedral stands on the north side
of the Zocalo. The interior (right) has been renovated
recently. |
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A huge Christmas piņata hangs in the courtyard of the House of Tiles, a
Sanborn's Restaurant, in the Centro section of the city. |
The National Museum of Art is not to be missed. |
One of my favorite Museum paintings |
The Museum is spacious and beautifully arranged with a bountiful
collection |
The art deco Bellas Artes theatre |
Bellas Artes has a superb collection by Mexico's most famous mural
painters |
The Angel of Independence Monument is located in Zona Rosa |
Behind the monument to the Heroes of Chapultepec rises Chapultepec
Castle |
One of the beautifully restored rooms in Chapultepec Castle |
The gallery of stained glass in the Castle |
The courtyard of the world-renown Museum of Anthropology |
The Aztec calendar is the center piece of the museum but the collection
is huge |
This fierce clay piece is just one of thousands to be seen at the Museum |
The modern Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe should not be missed |
The Famous Floating Gardens of Xochimilco date from Aztec times |
The Torre Mayor is now the tallest building in Mexico |
The Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan near to Mexico City |
Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent found on a temple in Teotihuacan |
The murals by Diego Rivera in the National Palace
recreate Mexico's unique history |
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