Architecture in Mexico City

Discover 28 places to experience unusual architecture in Mexico City.

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Mercado Abelardo L. Rodríguez Murals

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

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Elena Garro Cultural Center

Named after and designed by women, this unique cultural center is an early 20th-century mansion covered in a modern shell.

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Glorieta Plaza de Sevilla (Seville Plaza Roundabout)

A unique hybrid of fountain, stained glass and monument, designed and built by a notable architect-engineer team.

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Parroquia de la Divina Providencia (Parish of Divine Providence)

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

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Torre Insignia Carillon

The world's tallest carillon is located at the top of this skyscraper in Mexico City.

Edificio Celanese

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Edificio Celanese

This striking building appears to defy gravity, a tower balancing atop a much smaller cube.

Pink facade of Casa Gilardi

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Casa Gilardi

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

Parque Masayoshi Ohira (Masayoshi Ohira Park)

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Parque Masayoshi Ohira (Masayoshi Ohira Park)

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

The ceiling.

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Ceiling of the Cloister of San Juan

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

Hotel Camino Real Polanco

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Hotel Camino Real Polanco

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

Entrance to the house.

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Monumental House of Emilio "El Indio" Fernandez

Resembling a 15th century medieval fortress, this home once belonged to a legend of Mexican cinema.

Pavilion

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Pabellón Rayos Cósmicos (Cosmic Ray Pavilion)

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

Universidad 1601.

Mexico City, Mexico

Universidad 1601

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.

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National Center for the Arts (CENART)

This architectural wonder of Mexico City houses several art schools and national research centers.

Details of the paifang.

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Plaza Santos Degollado

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

Coffered ceiling.

Mexico City, Mexico

Hellenic Cultural Institute's Coffered Ceiling

This piece of a Renaissance-era Spanish castle remained lost for decades.