Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento – Old City Hall Building

With the fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the buildings of the City Council and a new City Hall were built on the southwest corner of the Zócalo. Those old buildings suffered through floods and earthquakes until they were entirely destroyed in the riot of 1692. The main building was then rebuilt between 1720 and 1724 by master builder, Antonio Alvarez. From that time, a room was designated for the collection of the portraits of the Viceroys of New Spain. The building had rooms for the Cabildo (city council), a jail, a grain exchange or market, and a butcher's shop known as the "Manzana de la Diputación." By 1893, painter Felix Parra and sculptor Gabriel Guerra decorated the Salón de Cabildos, where sixty-one paintings portraying the Viceroys of New Spain survive to this day. In 1903, architect Manuel Gorozpe began to renovate the building, completing it only in 1927. In 1934, the fourth floor was added. In addition to the Salón de Cabildos, it preserves the "Francisco Gamoneda" Documentation Center and recently inaugurated a space called "Ágora del Pueblo" (People's Agora). It is remarkable for the set of tile panels preserved beneath the arches, with various coats of arms relating to characters and sites in the history of Mexico.  

Heart of Mexico Walking Tour: Zócalo - Templo Mayor 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