Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
, and one of the iconic Mid-Century neighborhoods of Mexico City along with Colonia Del Valle.
Location
It is bordered by:
* Viaducto Río Becerra and colonia San Pedro de los Pinos on the west
* Viaducto Río Becerra and
Viaducto Miguel Alemán Viaducto Miguel Alemán is a crosstown freeway, opened in September 1950, that runs east-west across central Mexico City. In the center of the road is a river encased in cement to control flooding. Metro Viaducto is named after this road.
The e ...
World Trade Center
World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association.
World Trade Center may refer to:
Buildings
* List of World Trade Centers
* World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a ...
complex with offices, restaurants, cinemas and shopping, and the
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
The Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros is a cultural, political and social facility located in Mexico City as part of the World Trade Center Mexico City. It was designed and decorated by David Alfaro Siqueiros in the 1960s and hosts the largest mural w ...
, a performing arts center designed and painted by David Alfaro Siqueiros one of the most important muralists and painter in Mexico.
One of the original developments here in the late 1930s was Parque de la Lama, designed by
Raúl Basurto
Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul.
Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...
, one of the principal architects of many of the new residential areas like Polanco, a section of Roma or Del Valle, Hipódromo and others. The neighborhood was one of the most important spots for new modern architects as Vladimir Kaspé or young
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez (April 16, 1919 – April 16, 2013) Retrieved 2013-04-16. was a
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
The Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( es, Arquitectura neocolonial española) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
In th ...
). Many houses of this style can still be seen in Nápoles. Sample of the architecture in Mid-century modern style, is the house designed in 1946 for the recognized architect
Vladimir Kaspé Vladimir Kaspé (3 May 1910 – 7 October 1996) was an ethnic Russian, Mexican national architect, teacher, and writer. He was the younger brother of Simon Kaspe. He was married to Masha Shapiro.
He was born in Harbin, China on 3 May 1910. He move ...
in the corner of the streets of Dakota and Nueva Jersey. La Nápoles and La del Valle are the most iconic mid-century neighborhoods in the city. More recently, contemporary apartment buildings have been built as
infill
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The area is served by the Mexico City Metrobús and EcoBici bikeshare.
Metrobus stations
* Nápoles
* Poliforum
* La Piedad
Gallery
Image:Colonial California house in colonia Nápoles, Mexico City.jpg, Colonial California house in colonia Nápoles
Image:Polyforum Siquieros and WTC in background.jpg,
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
The Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros is a cultural, political and social facility located in Mexico City as part of the World Trade Center Mexico City. It was designed and decorated by David Alfaro Siqueiros in the 1960s and hosts the largest mural w ...
and WTC in background
Image:Polyforum Siquieros portraits of Mexican muralists.jpg,
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
The Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros is a cultural, political and social facility located in Mexico City as part of the World Trade Center Mexico City. It was designed and decorated by David Alfaro Siqueiros in the 1960s and hosts the largest mural w ...