The MUST-SEE Architecture in Mexico City

Classical Architecture

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Palacio de Bellas Artes

Architect: Adamo Boari, Federico Mariscal 
Built: 1904, 1934
Style: Art Deco, Neoclassical architecture, Art Nouveau Architecture
Address: Av. Juárez, Centro Histórico, 06050 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: https://palacio.bellasartes.gob.mx/

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOMBQSLjEe2/

Architect: Claudio de Arciniega
Built: 1573 – 1813
Type: Cathedral
Address: Plaza de la Constitución S/N, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.arquidiocesismexico.org.mx/

Chapultepec Castle

Architect: Ramón Cruz Arango, Carl Gangolf Kayser, Julius Hofmann, Eleuterio Méndez, Carlos Schaffer
Built: 1785
Type: Castle
Address: Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, 11100 Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes

Monument to the Revolution

Architect: Carlos Obregón Santacilia, Émile Bénard 
Built: 1938
Style: Art Deco, Art Nouveau Architecture
Address: Plaza de la República S/N, Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc, 06030 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.mrm.mx/

Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso

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Architect: Carlos Obregón Santacilia, Émile Bénard 
Built: 1938
Type: Museum, Cultural Center
Address: Justo Sierra 16, Centro Histórico, Centro, 06020 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.sanildefonso.org.mx/

Palacio Postal

Architect: Adamo Boari
Built: 1907
Type: Post Office
Address: C. Tacuba 1, Cuauhtémoc, Centro, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
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Anahuacalli Museum

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Architect: Diego Rivera
Built: 1933-1953
Type: Museum
Address: Plaza de la República S/N, Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc, 06030 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.museoanahuacalli.org.mx/en/frontpage/#Inicio

Ancient Architecture

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El Castillo, Chichen Itza

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Built: 8th-12th Century
Type: Temple Pyramid
Address: Tinum, Yucatan, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 8:00am – 4:30pm
Website: www.chichenitza.inah.gob.mx/

Templo Mayor

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Built: 1325
Type: Temple Remains
Address: Seminario 8, Centro Histórico, Cuauhtémoc, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: unknown
Website:  www.templomayor.inah.gob.mx/english

Plaza de las Tres Culturas

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNkgROFV10/

Address: Lázaro Cárdenas, Tlatelolco, 06900 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Website:www.tlatelolco.inah.gob.mx/

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Built: 8th-12th Century
Type: Temple Pyramid
Address: Tinum, Yucatan, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Website: www.chichenitza.inah.gob.mx/

Seminario 8, Centro Histórico, Cuauhtémoc, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Address: Lázaro Cárdenas, Tlatelolco, 06900 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Website:www.tlatelolco.inah.gob.mx/

Avenida México Coyoacán 389, Xoco, 03330 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Blvd. Vicente Fox Quesada, Pescadores, 94290 Boca del Río, Ver., Mexico

Architect: TEN Arquitectos
Built: 2000
Type: Hotel
Address: Lamartine 201, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: Picciotto Arquitectos
Built: 2006
Type: Hotel
Address: Calle 3 No.55, Col. Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico City
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: Agustin Hernández
Built: 1997
Type: Dutch Embassy
Address: Avenida Vasco de Quiroga 3000, Mexico City
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: Teodoro González de León, J. Francisco Serrano, Carlos Tejeda
Built: 1996
Type: Office
Address: Paseo de los Tamarindos nº 400 A, col. Forest of Lomas , del.Cuajimalpa
Open to the Public: Yes

Architect: Luis Barragan
Built: 1948
Type: Personal Residence
Address: General Francisco Ramírez 12-14, Miguel Hidalgo, Ampliación Daniel Garza, 11840 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tours by appointment only
Cost: 300 pesos
Website: www.casaluisbarragan.org/

Architect: Ricardo Legorreta
Built: 1968
Type: Hotel
Address: Calz. Gral. Mariano Escobedo 700, Anzures, 11590 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.caminoreal.com/

Architect: Enrique Norten
Built: 2015
Type: Institutional
Address: Av. Constituyentes 455, Mexico City
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www3.centro.edu.mx/

Architect: David Chipperfield
Built: 2013
Type: Museum
Address: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Colonia Granada, 11520 Mexico City
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 11:00am – 7:00pm, Sunday: 11:00am - 8:00pm
Cost: $50 pesos, Free for students with ID, Sundays are Free
Website: www.fundacionjumex.org/en

Architect: Fernando Romero
Built: 2011
Type: Museum
Address: Boulervard Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11529 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday, Wednesday to Friday, Sunday: 10:30am - 6:30pm, Saturday: 10:30am - 8:00pm
Website: www.soumaya.com.mx/index.php/eng/