The Museo de la Ciudad de México stands out for its façade of red volcanic tezontle stone, accented by gray-white cantera stone around the windows and entrance. Built as the Palacio de los Condes de Santiago de Calimaya, it was completed…
Sinking Palaces of Centro
This walking route traces the dramatic architectural warping of Mexico City's historic center, where heavy colonial churches and baroque palaces are slowly sinking into the ancient clay lakebed beneath them.
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1. Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico
2. Parroquia de la Asunción Sagrario Metropolitano
The Sagrario Metropolitano is distinguished by its exterior of deep-red tezontle volcanic stone contrasted against intricately carved white stone. Built between seventeen forty-nine and seventeen sixty-eight, the church stands directly…
3. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral dominates the Zócalo with its massive, twin-towered facade and an architectural blend of Gothic, Baroque, and Neoclassical styles. Construction began in fifteen seventy-three, immediately following…
4. Ex Teresa Arte Actual (Extemplo de San José y Santa Teresa la Grande)
The most striking feature of this building is its visible, slight tilt toward the east, a consequence of being constructed centuries ago atop the unstable, soft soil of a former lake bed. This colonial structure began as the Convent and…
5. Nuestra Señora de Loreto Church
The Church of Nuestra Señora de Loreto is marked by a distinct, visible lean that causes many visitors to compare it to the leaning tower in Italy. Built between eighteen oh six and eighteen nineteen, it stands as the final major church…
6. Parroquia de la Santísima Trinidad
The Parroquia de la Santísima Trinidad is marked by a distinctive churrigueresque facade carved from hard gray chiluca stone. Flanking the entrance are two robust pillars, while the arch above the doorway features a medallion depicting the…