The ''Cárcamo de Dolores'' (
Sump of Dolores) is a hydraulic structure located on the Second Section of
Chapultepec Park, in
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
, comprising the building designed by architect Ricardo Rivas, inside the originally underwater mural ''Agua, el origen de la vida'' ("Water, source of life") of Mexican muralist
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican muralism, mural movement in Mexican art, Mexican and international art.
Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted mural ...
, the art installation
Cámara Lambdoma by
Ariel Guzik, and in outside, the Tlaloc Fountain, also of Rivera.
The building was constructed in 1951 to commemorate the end of the works in 1943 of the Lerma System, which still supply water to Mexico City and still flows in the place, but diverted from own building. It is part of the
Museo de Historia Natural y Cultura Ambiental (Museum of Natural History and Environmental Culture).
See also
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Mexican muralism
Mexican muralism refers to the art project initially funded by the Mexican government in the immediate wake of the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) to depict visions of Mexico's past, present, and future, transforming the walls of many public buil ...
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Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican muralism, mural movement in Mexican art, Mexican and international art.
Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted mural ...
References
Chapultepec
Fountains in Mexico
Murals in Mexico City
Works by Diego Rivera
1950s murals
Buildings and structures in Mexico City
Buildings and structures completed in 1951
Tourist attractions in Mexico City
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