The MUST-SEE Architecture in Mexico City

Modern Architecture

National Museum of Anthropology

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)

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

Architect: Mario Pani Darqui
Built: 1958
Type: Office Tower
Address: Tlatelolco, 06900 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Camino Real Hotel

 

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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

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

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

Architect: Felix Candela
Built: 1958
Type: Restaurant
Address: Calle 27, 60, Xochimilco

Casa Barragan

 

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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

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

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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