List Of Colonial Non-religious Buildings In Mexico City
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government and civil buildings in
Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
, the capital of Mexico. Mexico City was traditionally known as La Ciudad de los Palacios ("the City of the Palaces"), a nickname attributed to Baron
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when visiting the city in the 19th century. Aside from being a notable city in colonial times, the city grew in the 20th century enormously in terms of population, adhering to over a hundred of
suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
s close to the city (former suburbs today called "pueblos originarios" or "colonias"). This is why the churches of the colonial city are only those located in the center, the rest of the churches listed are also colonial but of former suburbs, today parts of the city.


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List of colonial churches in Mexico City This is a list of the preserved Colonial churches in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. Aside from being a notable city in colonial times, the city grew in the 20th century enormously in terms of population, adhering to over a hundred of subur ...
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List of archaeological sites in Mexico City This is a list of the preserved Pre-Columbian-era archaeological sites in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.Article 28 of the federal law on Monuments and archaeological, artistic and historical zones of Mexico This list does not include objects ...
* Baroque art in Mexico *
New Spanish Baroque New Spanish Baroque, also known as Mexican Baroque, refers to Baroque art in New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New Spain. During this period, artists of New Spain experimented with expressive, contrasting, and realistic creative approaches, making a ...


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Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...