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Mexico (Spanish: Ciudad de México (define Siyudad de Mexico), English: Mexico City) Mexico's capital and largest city. Anâhuac'ın one of the high plateau, 2250 m altitude in the central part of the federal government.
Founded in 1325, the city became the capital of the Aztec Empire in Tenochtitlan name. This small lake village, especially in Itzcoatl'ın reign (1428-1440) began to strengthen the Aztec state was induced.
Each of the four quarters of a religious center, the city, a large market is established along the channel was up to the island of Tlatelolco. Coastal highway connecting the city has three high and two aqueducts would provide drinking water. Welfare arising from the empire's territorial expansion, the capital of neighboring states, and population growth has accelerated, according to some authors, this crowd, would find a million people.
At least 17 cities century after the colonial period structure is rich: large Zocalo in the area of the cathedral and churrigueresco in style Sagrario fine craftsmanship in the studied Guadalupe Church and Pocito capellası, monasteries, churches, national palace or mine the palace such as the palaces. 19. After the eclecticism of the century, 1920-1930 başlayaarak, with modern architecture, Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros in the wall like a painter of the new movements emerged. The construction of the new university site was started in 1949, the site of the most distinctive buildings Gustavo Saavedra, Juan Martinez de Valesco and library center is made by Juan O'Gorman. Mario Pani in 1964, the remains of Tlatelolco Aztec ceremonial center of La Plaza de Las Tres Culturas'ı into areas held. Siqueiros cultural polyforumu opened in 1971. National Anthropology Museum in Chapultepec Park (El Museo Nacional de Antropología), 1963-64 was designed by Pedro Vasquez Ramires. Dating from the period of pre-Columbian indigenous here and are exhibited extraordinary collection. Among major müzelera Mexico, the National History Museum, King regency pictures of the museum, and the Academy of San Carlos de (Mexico), Museum of Fine Arts Palace should be considered.