Close to the National Auditorium of Mexico City is a monument to General Joaquin Amaro Dominguez.
Joaquín Amaro Domínguez (August 16, 1889 – March 15, 1952) was a Mexican revolutionary general and military reformer. He served as Secretary of War in the cabinets of three presidents, making him one of the longest-serving cabinet-level officials in Mexican history.
Joaquin Amaro Dominguez Monument
General Joaquin Amaro Dominguez Monument
The esplanade of the National Auditorium in Mexico City is home to the large, bronze moon sculpture La luna by Juan Soriano. He was a Mexican artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and theater work.
La Luna by Juan Soriano
A nice water feature outside the National Auditorium of Mexico City
Water Feature at National Auditorium
Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) is the leading performance stage in the country. With 9,366 seats and a stage 23 meters high by 23 meters wide, it’s a huge venue.
Today, the auditorium hosts a wide variety of musical genres, dance and ballet events, cinema and opera performances. It still hosts exhibitions of photography, painting, sculpture, and popular art. About 30 million people have attended events here over the past 25 years.
National Auditorium
National Auditorium from the Window
Walking around the Polanco area in Mexico City, saw Force Control Sculpture with water feature.
Force Control Sculpture
Force Control Sculpture
Force Control Sculpture by Juan Carlos Canfield
After exploring the historic center of Mexico City, we moved to the “modern” version. Here are images of the Western architecture buildings in the Polanco suburb of the city.
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Modern Architecture in Polanco
Mercado de Artesanias La Ciudadela is a vibrant market in Mexico City’s historic center, established in 1965 to showcase Mexican handicrafts. It features over 350 vendors from all 32 states, offering a diverse range of items such as textiles, ceramics, jewelry, and folk art.
Artistic Design for a Market Store
A designed, arched gate serves as an entrance to a shopping center around the historic center of Mexico City
Designed Gate
A diversity of dried, colorful corn hanging in a shopping warehouse around the historic center of Mexico City
Different Kinds of Corn
Grocery stores in a shopping warehouse around the historic center of Mexico City offered a colorful variety of fruits
Variety of Fruits
Fruits in Rows
Different Kinds of Fruits
Colorful Fruits
Protestors at an upscale department store in a converted old building near the historic center of Mexico City
Protestors Outside Upscale Department Store
Walking on the streets around the historic center of Mexico City, we saw a nicely carved wooden door and an old-style knocker
Carving on a Door
An Old Door Handle
There are numerous old-style street lamps in the historic center of Mexico City. Here is an image of one in black and white.
Street Lamp in Black and White
The Church of Jesus of Nazareth is a Catholic temple located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, in the Cuauhtémoc borough, and was built in the 17th and 18th centuries, with subsequent modifications in the 19th century.
Small Church
Church Sign
An elaborate portal on another cathedral and a simpler one on a different church around the historic center of Mexico City
Artistic Architecture
Door to a Church
Something different to see, a colorful tower around the historic center of Mexico City
Colorful Tower
An artistic tower against the sky and clouds in the historic center of Mexico City
Tower Against the Sky with Clouds
Walking on the streets around the historic center of Mexico City, one sees many churches. Here is one with umbrellas, adding colors to the foreground.
Adding Color to a Church
Even a modern shopping mall in a past building in the historic center of Mexico City
Shopping Mall in Historic Building
This historic hotel features stunning 1800s architecture combined with modern amenities, located blocks from the Zócalo and the Historic Center of Mexico City. There is a stained glass ceiling.
Hampton Inn in Historic Building
Reflection of Stained Glass Ceiling