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Palacio de Minería

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Palacio de mineriaThe extraction of silver and gold in New Spain was a very lucrative business, so its professionalization advanced during the viceroyalty. Between 1797 and 1813, Manuel Tolsá was commissioned to construct a building for the school of the Royal Mining Seminary. The result was an elegant palace, Tolsá's most important civil monument in the capital. The building shows the sober lines and rigorous decoration of the neoclassical style. Its monumental façade, the portico is formed by elegant columns that support a sober triangular pediment. The majestic main staircase is in the center of the patio and gives access to the second floor, with its double colonnade and a chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Paintings by Rafael Ximeno y Planes, also a master of the Academy of San Carlos, survive in this chapel. Four meteorites that have fallen on Mexican territory are exhibited in the entrance hall.

Heart of México Walking Route:  Manuel Tolsá - S Veracruz Route

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Proyecto “Corredor de Cultura Digital”.

Nombre de la investigación: Investigación Centro Histórico, Monumentos, Edificios y Puntos de Interés (2023)

Dirección de investigación y diseño de Rutas: Acércate al Centro A.C. Guadalupe Gómez Collada

Coordinación e investigación histórica: Fideicomiso del Centro histórico Dir. Maestra Loredana Montes

 

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