Artwork
The Tabernacle, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Situated to the right of the main cathedral, the Metropolitan Tabernacle (Spanish: Sagrario Metropolitano) was built by Lorenzo Rodríguez during…
The Sacristy, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
It is the oldest space in the cathedral. In 1626, when the viceroy Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, Marquis de Cerralvo…
The Chapter Hall, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
This room is probably the oldest in our Cathedral. Here the first stone was laid, the base on which all…
Facades and portals, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The main facade of the cathedral faces south. The main portal is centered in the main facade and is the…
Enrique Climent, Retrospective Exhibition, Mexico City Museum
The Museum of Mexico City presents an extraordinary exhibition by Enrique Climent (1897-1980), a Valencian painter who went into exile…
Museum essays, From modern to contemporary, Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art
The starting point of museographic essay No. 2 is a working panel from the architect Félix Candela (1910-1997) with plans…
Top floor, National History Museum, Chapultepec Castle
Malaquitas hall and Viceroy hall on the second floor, carry out several projects that followed an neoclassical style in architecture…
Imperial Residence and East Terraces, Alcázar Site Museum, Chapultepec Castle
Emperor Maximilian I entrusted Carl Gangolf Kayser (“Architect of the Imperial House”; who was in charge of the modifications to…
Entrance and North Wing, Alcázar Site Museum, Chapultepec Castle
The spaces of the Alcázar are set with furniture, domestic utensils, jewels, paintings and other objects belonging, on the ground…
Modern Age Construction on Top floor, Alcázar Site Museum, Chapultepec Castle
The castle fell into disuse after the fall of the Second Mexican Empire in 1867. in 1876, a decree established…