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Tue 27 Nov, 2012 06:19 pm
I decided I want to show, or to show-off, Mexico City, my birthplace and city of residence. On this thread I will post pictures of different zones of the city, with an explanation, perhaps.
I hope you all enjoy it.
I'll start with the heart of the city and the country.
Zócalo, or Plaza de la Constitución. Mexico City's main square:
I honestly don't know what's that grey bus doing in the middle of the plaza.
Here we see thousands of naked people in the Zocalo, for a Tunick photo session. Bulks of clothing on the side.
@fbaezer,
Absolutely, glad you are doing this.
@fbaezer,
I remember photos of that..
Of course, the square wasn't always like this.
This is how it looked like in 1855.
Zócalo in 1867, celebration of the victory of Juárez over the conservatives and the French.
@fbaezer,
Let's blow up the picture shall we. I want to see the naked people more up close.
On one side of the Zocalo, lies the Metropolitan Cathedral, with a mix of architectonic styles.
On the low side of the picture you can see a group of "concheros" and their makeshift "cleansing sessions".
@fbaezer,
hooray! I love travelogues. When I was a kid, the hamburgers used to always take me along to travelogue shows.
Tell lots of stories as we go!
I'm not a fan of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, but the Kings' Altar, churrigueresco style is quite reknown.
To the left of the Cathedral, we have Palacio Nacional, which used to be the housing of the President (until 1934) and the center of national power. It stands over Moctezuma's palace.
Inside Palacio Nacional, of course, we get to see the murals of Diego Rivera depicting the history of Mexico:
Another wall of the mural:
Yet another view.
The idea was that you needed not to know how to read to have a schematic understanding of Mexican history:
Here we have a perspective of the size of the main mural.
One of the patios in Palacio Nacional:
The last President who actually worked in the National Palace was Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964-70), called "The Big Loner of Palacio".
Several federal government offices still work here.
@fbaezer,
Want to hear more about him later, not from wiki.
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