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Aztec Calendar Stone
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The famous Aztec calendar stone (Piedra del Sol) is the main exhibit in the museum. It is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo in 1790. It was discovered whilst Mexico City Cathedral was being repaired. The stone is around 12 foot across and weighs about 24 tons.
One aspect of the stone is its religious significance. Another aspect of the stone relates to time, hence the name "calendar stone".
The calendar stone image has been adopted by modern Mexican and Mexican American/Chicano culture, and is used in folk art and as a symbol of cultural identity.

Written Jan 6, 2012

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National Museum of Anthropology
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This museum was my main purpuse while visiting Mexico City.
The Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology) is a national museum of Mexico. It’s one of the most interesting museums I’ve ever seen. It’s located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Calle Mahatma Gandhi within Chapultepec Park.
The museum contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from the pre-Columbian heritage of Mexico, such as the Piedra del Sol (the "Stone of the Sun" or Aztec calendar stone) and the 16th-century Aztec statue of Xochipilli.

Designed in 1963 it has an impressive architecture with exhibition halls surrounding a patio with a huge pond and a vast square concrete umbrella supported by a single slender pillar (known as "el paraguas", Spanish for "the umbrella") around which splashes an artificial cascade. The halls are ringed by gardens, many of which contain outdoor exhibits. The museum has 23 rooms for exhibits.

Open 9.00 – 19.00.
Closed on Mondays.
Admission 51 pesos=4 USD

You can watch my 9 min 57 sec HD Video Mexico City Anthropology Museum out of my Youtube channel.

Written Jan 6, 2012

Website: http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/

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Jardin Botanico in Palacio Nacional
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The Palace has fourteen courtyards but only a few of these, such as the Grand Courtyard beyond the central portal, are open to the public. You will see a splendid botanical garden with a great collection of cactuses.
The National Palace also houses the main State Archives.
On north annex of the building is the Treasury Room and the Benito Juárez Museum. A statue of Benito Juárez was placed in the north wing near his old quarters.

You can watch my photo of Mexico City on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 19° 25' 57.87" N 99° 7' 51.41" W or on my Google Earth Panoramio Jardin Botanico de Palacio Nacional 1.

Written Jan 5, 2012

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Wallpainting by Diego Rivera
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The balustrade of the palace has been remodeled, conserving the murals by Diego Rivera that adorn the main stairwell and the walls of the second floor.
In the stairwell is a mural depicting the history of Mexico from 1521 to 1930 and covers an area of 450 m2. These murals were painted between 1929 and 1935, jointly titled "The Epic of the Mexican People". The work is divided like a triptych with each being somewhat autonomous. The right-hand wall contains murals depicting pre-Hispanic Mexico and centers around the life of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

In the middle and largest panel, the Conquest is depicted with its ugliness, such as rape and torture, as well as priests defending the rights of the indigenous people. The battle for independence occupies the uppermost part of this panel in the arch. The American and French invasions are represented below this, as well as the Reform period and the Revolution.

The left-hand panel is dedicated to early and mid-20th century, criticizing the status quo and depicting a Marxist kind of utopia.

Diego also painted 11 panels on the middle floor, such as the "Tianguis of Tlatelolco" (tianguis means "market"), and the "Arrival of Hernán Cortés in Veracruz".

Written Jan 5, 2012

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El Patio del Palacio
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The central door leads to the main patio which is surrounded by Baroque arches. The main patio in the central part of the building had arches around it supported by tall, thick Baroque columns. Through this patio was access to the Audience Hall, the tax collection room, the consulate, the office of mining regulation, the General Treasury, the Royal Chapel and the Throne Room.

You can watch my 2 min 14 sec HD Video Mexico City National Palace part 2 out of my Youtube channel.

You can watch my photo of Mexico City on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 19° 25' 57.94" N 99° 7' 54.39" W or on my Google Earth Panoramio El Patio del Palacio.

Written Jan 5, 2012

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National Palace
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The National Palace (Palacio Nacional) was the seat of the federal executive in Mexico. It is located on the Plaza de la Constitución (El Zócalo). This site has been a palace for the ruling class of Mexico since the Aztec empire. It is said to have been built on the grounds where Moctezuma's palace had stood.
The National Palace with its red tezontle facade fills the entire east side of the Zocalo, measuring over 200 meters long.
The facade is bordered on the north and south by two towers and include three main doorways, each of which lead to a different part of the building.

Open every day from 9 am to 17.30 pm.
Closed on Sunday and Saturday.
Admission is free.

You can watch my 5 min 29 sec HD Video Mexico City National Palace Diego Rivera part 1 out of my Youtube channel.

Updated Jan 5, 2012

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National Museum of Anthropology
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Go as soon as it is open. i could only spend here 3 hours rather had 4 hours here.
for how to go here i dont know exacly as i have been brought by two couples and walked through the whole parc. think there is a shorter way to go here.
When i entered the searched my bag and i had to go through a gate. dont know if this was because of a bombing (they tried to blow up a police station) the day before or this is normal.
you have to give your bag at the gardarobe its free.

entrance 48 pesos
audio tour 60 pesos

open
Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
monday closed.

free entrance for
Children under thirteen years
Students and teachers presenting a valid ID card
Senior citizens over 60 years, retired and disabled persons
INAH’s degree candidates and researchers
and on Sundays, Mexican Citizens and foreigners with Mexican resedence.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: avenida Paseo de la Reforma and calzada Gandhi

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See the Modern Art of Latin America
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Just at the entrance to Bosque de Chapultepec lies the Museo de Arte Moderno. Unlike the Museo Rufino Tamayo directly across the street, the Museo de Arte Moderno focuses on the contemporary art of Mexico and Latin America, with very few works from outside the region. The building is very cool (check out the corn "chandelier"!) and the collections are definitely worth your time. When we visited there was an exhibit on realism that showcased some amazing Mexican paintings, as well as an exhibit exploring the challenges facing curators in deciding what works to display and how to display them. During our visit there was also a film exhibit featuring short animations by Latin American filmmakers. The museum is surrounded by beautifully landscaped grounds teeming with sculptures- head out the back doors and check out all the works behind the building! Admission is about thirty pesos ($3 US/CAD) and the musum is typically open from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday. We got to the museum by taking a minibus down Reforma and getting off just as we entered the park.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: Bosques de Chapultepec

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Museum of Anthropology
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It is located in Chapultepec Park and contains anthropological treasures from Mexico such as the Aztec Calendar. It also offers temporary exhibitions. A great way to learn about Mexico and its history!

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Address: Paseo de la Reforma and Gandhi

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The National Museum of Anthropology
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Mexico's largest museum houses the main collection of its archaeological and ethnographic heritage. The ground level shows the archaeological collections and its gardens have reconstructions of architectural structures and spaces from the different cultures of precolumbian Mexico. The first floor shows the ethnographic collections from the indigenous communities living today in Mexico.

The building was completed in 1964 and is a very big international-style structure organized around a huge courtyard.

Open from Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. Closed on Mondays.

Access fee is $45.00 pesos ($4 USD) from 09:00 am to 5:00 pm, and $150.00 pesos ($13 USD) from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Free admission on Sundays.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

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