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Mexico City origins and architecture: Art Nouveau, Deco,Eclectic

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Overview of México city. We discover The City's origins at the ruins of the main aztec City now Templo Mayor. This Is followed by a Walk around the City center including historial buildings such as the once Centro Monetario (now hotel) AND Infrasteucture building (now MUNAL). These buildings aré veritable palaces which mames them trully unique. As the city grew it did so up west the former aztec/spanish capital location towards the now Chapultepec park on both sides af the avenue that connected them. As we drive along this boulevard, now Reforma, we will stop at on of it's most representative neighborhoods : Roma. Roma still exhales the dreams that drove its original inhabitants to build such an elaborate landscape of Iónic columns, floral freeses, overlapping arches AND stained glass Windows. Casa Lamm, Ajusco park, Sagrada Familia church, the City's first Gelatto store allow interaction with modern Art and tradition.

Overview

Overview of México city. We discover The City's origins at the ruins of the main aztec City now Templo Mayor. This Is followed by a Walk around the City center including historial buildings such as the once Centro Monetario (now hotel) AND Infrasteucture building (now MUNAL). These buildings aré veritable palaces which mames them trully unique. As the city grew it did so up west the former aztec/spanish capital location towards the now Chapultepec park on both sides af the avenue that connected them. As we drive along this boulevard, now Reforma, we will stop at on of it's most representative neighborhoods : Roma. Roma still exhales the dreams that drove its original inhabitants to build such an elaborate landscape of Iónic columns, floral freeses, overlapping arches AND stained glass Windows. Casa Lamm, Ajusco park, Sagrada Familia church, the City's first Gelatto store allow interaction with modern Art and tradition.

Itinerary

  • Museo del Templo Mayor

    Ruins of the main Aztec city Mexico Tenochtitlan

    1 hour
  • Palacio Nacional de Mexico

    Diego Rivera's mural paintings ornamenting practically all walls from the building's second story

    45 minutes
  • Museo Nacional de Antropologia

    Archaeological pieces found during years of excavations in Mexico city's center

    2 hours
  • Paseo de la Reforma

    Independence column, government buildings, Chapultepec park and other monuments

    30 minutes
  • Casa Lamm Centro de Cultura

    Three hour Walk around Roma neighborhood discovering Art Nouveau, Eclectic AND Art deco architectural exapmles stressing each style specific features. We start with Romita Town church AND circle around the neighborhood both original as well as modern design contrasting its architectural AND ornamental features , stopping at its several squares Ajusco, Roma, Cibeles, learning about its legendary inhabitants such as Clement Jaques, AldonConti, Antonio Caso , high politicians, artists like Leonora Carrington Alfaro Siqueiros AND the like. We Will discuss the repercusions of the religious - political conflict between the state AND the church at the Sagrada Familia Neo Romanic Cathedral AND in short travel in Time to a City that hoped to materiales its ever unreachable dream to thrive.

    3 hours

Location

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Address

Seminario 8, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

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Inclusions

  • Private transportation

Exclusions

  • Lunch
  • Admission to museums or sites and parking

Additional Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Guide Languages

  • English

  • Spanish

  • French

Cancellation Policy

  • A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.

  • No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.

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The tour was very entertaining and the guide was very friendly, he helped me at all times with answers to my questions and with his explanations.
113katrin
i contacted guide the day before for tour. we spoke on phone and we agreed to change time to one hour earlier. then guide cancelled the night before because i did not reply to his whatsapp posting i...

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