Academy of San Carlos
The Academy of San Carlos, formerly also known as the National School of Fine Arts, is an art academy in Mexico City that historically played an important role in the development of Mexican art and architecture.
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- University
- …lies at an elevation of 2,242 metres (7,356 feet)
- …is also known as “UNAM FAD Academia de San Carlos”
- Description: first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and José Luis Cuevas Museum.
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the… Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 480 metres west of Academy of San Carlos.
José Luis Cuevas Museum
Museum
Thelmadatter, Public domain.
The José Luis Cuevas Museum is located just off the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known… Colonia Juárez is situated 3 km west of Academy of San Carlos.
Academy of San Carlos
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Latitude
19.43286° or 19° 25′ 58″ north
Longitude
-99.1288° or 99° 7′ 44″ west
Open location code
76F2CVMC+4F
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Academy of San Carlos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أكاديمية سان كارلوس”
- Armenian: “Սան Կառլոս ակադեմիա”
- Armenian: “Սան Կարլոս ակադեմիա”
- Belarusian: “Акадэмія Сан-Карлас”
- Catalan: “Acadèmia de San Carlos”
- Chinese: “圣卡洛斯学院”
- Chinese: “聖卡洛斯學院”
- Danish: “San Carlos Akademi”
- Dutch: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Esperanto: “Akademio de San Carlos”
- French: “académie de San Carlos”
- French: “Académie de San Carlos”
- Galician: “Academia de San Carlos”
- German: “Academia de San Carlos”
- German: “Academia Nacional de San Carlos de México”
- German: “Antigua Academia de San Carlos”
- German: “Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura”
- German: “Real Academia de San Carlos de las Nobles Artes”
- Greek: “Ακαδημία του Σαν Κάρλος”
- Hungarian: “San Carlos Akadémia”
- Irish: “Acadamh San Carlos”
- Italian: “Accademia di San Carlo”
- Japanese: “アカデミア・デ・サン・カルロス”
- Japanese: “サン・カルロス・アカデミー”
- Japanese: “サン・カルロス美術学校”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Norwegian: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Portuguese: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Portuguese: “Academia de São Carlos”
- Russian: “Академия Сан-Карлос”
- Slovenian: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Slovenian: “Akademija San Carlos”
- Slovenian: “Real Academia de San Carlos de las Nobles Artes”
- Spanish: “Academia de San Carlos de Mexico”
- Spanish: “Academia de San Carlos de México”
- Spanish: “Academia de san carlos”
- Spanish: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Spanish: “Antigua Academia de San Carlos”
- Spanish: “Escuela de San Carlos de la Universidad Autonoma de Mexico”
- Spanish: “Escuela de San Carlos de la Universidad Autónoma de México”
- Spanish: “Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos”
- Spanish: “Real Academia de San Carlos de las Nobles Artes de la Nueva España”
- Spanish: “Real Academia de San Carlos”
- Swedish: “Academia de San Carlos”
- Ukrainian: “Академія Сан-Карлос”
- Welsh: “Academi San Carlos”
- Western Armenian: “Սան Քարլոսի Գեղարուեստի ազգային Դպրոց”
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