A trip through Mexico is like taking a journey through the architectural wonders of the last three centuries. From the ancient pyramids to the baroque buildings of Spanish Colonialism, for over 600 years Mexico City has been the life blood of Mexico. Often associated with its drug activity of the past decades, the city has shed its tumultuous past with an energized, young society that is flooding its restaurants and revitalized public spaces. The truth is Mexico City is experiencing a cultural renaissance and architecture is at the forefront of it all. In fact, some of its greatest works have been built within the last 10 years and they can be found in and around the capital. You just have to look.
Check out Mexico City’s amazing #mustseearchitecture below.
Contemporary Architecture
Foro Boca
Architect: Rojkind Arquitectos
Built: 2017
Type: Concert Hall
Address: Blvd. Vicente Fox Quesada, Pescadores, 94290 Boca del Río, Ver., Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: 2:00pm - 1:00pm
Website: www.foroboca.mx/
Cineteca Nacional de Mexico
Architect: Rojkind Arquitectos
Built: 2014
Type: National Film Archive and Film Institute
Address: Avenida México Coyoacán 389, Xoco, 03330 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.cinetecanacional.net/
Museo Soumaya
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEqlPDgkY3/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/
Museo Jumex
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
Centro
Architect: Enrique Norten
Built: 2015
Type: Institutional
Address: Av. Constituyentes 455, Mexico City, Mexico City
Open to the Public: Yes
Calakmul
Architect: Agustin Hernández
Built: 1997
Type: Dutch Embassy
Address: Avenida Vasco de Quiroga 3000, Mexico City
Open to the Public: Yes
Hoteles Fiesta Inn y Fiesta Americana Santa Fe
Architect: Picciotto Arquitectos
Built: 2006
Type: Hotel
Address: Calle 3 No.55, Col. Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico City
Open to the Public: Yes
Hotel Habitá
Architect: TEN Arquitectos
Built: 2000
Type: Hotel
Address: Lamartine 201, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Reforma 27
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq_l6GlFqvA/Architect: Alberto Kalach
Built: 2010
Type: Residential Tower
Address: Av. Paseo de la Reforma 27, Tabacalera, 06030 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.reforma27.com/
Vasconcelos Library
https://www.instagram.com/p/BS1msvXgosV/Architect: Alberto Kalach, Juan Palomar Verea
Built: 2007
Type: Library
Address: Mosqueta, Eje 1 Nte. S/N, Buenavista, 06350 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily,
Website: www.bibliotecavasconcelos.gob.mx/
Elena Garro Cultural Center
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoRoq1sB4Vw/Architect: Fernanda Canales, arquitectura 911sc
Built: 2013
Type: Cultural Center
Address: Calle Fernández Leal 43, La Concepción, 04020 Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 10:00am – 9:00pm
Website: www.educal.com.mx/elenagarro/
BBVA Bancomer Tower
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkgOyalBgcC/Architect: LEGORRETA + LEGORRETA, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Built: 2016
Type: Office Tower
Address: Paseo de la Reforma, at Lieja street, Colonia Juárez, Cuauhtémoc borough
Torres Arcos I
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
Torres Arcos II
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPkvbr2hsEU/Architect: Teodoro González de León, J. Francisco Serrano, SOM
Built: 2008
Type: Hotel
Address: Paseo de los Tamarindos nº 400 A, col. Forest of Lomas , del.Cuajimalpa
Open to the Public: Yes
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Modern Architecture
National Museum of Anthropology
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNz7T71BR86/Architect: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Jorge Campuzano, and Rafael Mijares Alcérreca
Built: 1964
Type: Museum
Address: Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 9:00am –7:00pm
Central Library (UNAM)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEpOV4A9zk/Architect: Juan O'Gorman, Gustavo Saavedra and Juan Martinez de Velasco
Built: 1956
Type: Library
Address: Circuito Interior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Coyoacán, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 8:30am –9:30pm
Torre Insignia
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtCpb60BmGm/Architect: Mario Pani Darqui
Built: 1958
Type: Office Tower
Address: Tlatelolco, 06900 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Camino Real Hotel
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/
Palmas 555
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkVavFvB_3n/Architect: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
Built: 1975
Type: Office Building
Address: Av. Paseo de las Palmas 555Lomas de Chapultepec V Secc, 11000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Torre Latinoamericana
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtBs2xoh36S/Architect: Augusto H. Álvarez
Built: 1956
Type: Office Tower
Address: Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Los Manantiales
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQJJj_tgeBF/Architect: Felix Candela
Built: 1958
Type: Restaurant
Address: Calle 27, 60, Xochimilco
Casa Barragan
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/
Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo
https://www.instagram.com/p/vHDh-uEiFH/Architect: Teodoro González de León, Abraham Zabludovsky
Built: 1981
Type: Museum
Address: Av. Paseo de la Reforma 51, Bosque de Chapultepec, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website:www.museotamayo.org/
Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQLdUEKjgtz/Architect: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres
Built: 1976
Type: Church
Address: Plaza de las Américas 1, Villa de Guadalupe, Villa Gustavo A. Madero, 07050 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Open to the Public: Yes
Website:www.basilica.mxv.mx/web1/-home/index.html
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Classical Architecture
Palacio de Bellas Artes
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJFjP0guNd/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
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbAvIvlHVS/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
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfXQXyJHtyi/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
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtHIT-RHLoX/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
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs1jDliAPPn/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
https://www.instagram.com/p/3Z7jPzhEN9/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
El Castillo, Chichen Itza
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtHcmjOncmb/Built:
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
https://www.instagram.com/p/BslpNOZlVpW/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:
Website: www.templomayor.inah.gob.mx/
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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