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Perisur (Mexico City Metrobús)
Perisur (also Centro Comercial Perisur) is a shopping mall located in the Coyoacán borough in southern Mexico City at the intersection of Insurgentes Avenue South and the Anillo Periférico, next to the UNAM main campus in Ciudad Universitaria and to the upscale Jardines del Pedregal neighbourhood. Designed by architect Juan Sordo Madaleno, the shopping center became the largest shopping mall in total area in Mexico when it opened in 1980. Facilities * Over 230 retail stores of clothing, jewelry, toys, accessories etc. * Over a dozen restaurants * Over 25 fast food restaurants * IMAX screen and 19-screen movie theatre Cinépolis. * Liverpool department store * El Palacio de Hierro department store * Sears department store * Mixup, the largest record stores in Mexico. Former anchors include París-Londres París-Londres, also known as "La Gran Boutique", was a chain of department stores that were purchased by and rebranded as Suburbia in the 1990s after Mexico started to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardines Del Pedregal
Jardines del Pedregal ( en, Rocky Gardens) or simply El Pedregal (full name: El Pedregal de San Angel) is an upscale residential '' colonia'' (neighborhood) in southern Mexico City hosting some of the richest families of Mexico. It is also known as the home to the biggest mansion in the city. Its borders are San Jerónimo Avenue and Ciudad Universitaria to the north, Insurgentes Avenue to the east and Periférico to the south and west. Its were a major real estate project undertaken by Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán. When it was originally developed, in the mid-1940s in the lava fields of the Pedregal de San Ángel, it was probably the biggest urban development the city had seen. The first house to be built here was the studio and home of architect Max Cetto. The area has changed significantly since its original development. Although its modernist spirit and original elements of ecosystem protection are gone, critics have described its original houses and gardens as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
