Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome
The Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome is a velodrome located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City sports complex located in Mexico City, Mexico.Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stadium
- Description: used for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
- Also known as: “Agustin Melgar Olympic Velodrome” and “Velódromo Agustín Melgar”
- Address: Radamés Treviño, Ciudad de México, 15900
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Velódromo metro station and Estadio GNP Seguros.
Velódromo metro station
Metro station
Photo: GAED, Public domain.
Velódromo is a metro station located on Line 9 of the Mexico City Metro. It is named after the nearby Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, or bicycle-racing venue, built for the 1968 Summer Olympics that were held in Mexico City. Velódromo metro station is situated 140 metres south of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.
Estadio GNP Seguros
Recreation area
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio GNP Seguros, formerly known as Foro Sol, is a multipurpose stadium built in 1993 inside the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in eastern Mexico City. Estadio GNP Seguros is situated 1 km southeast of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.
Little Caesars
Restaurant
Photo: Mrmiscellanious, CC BY 2.5.
Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. is an American multinational chain of pizza restaurants that was founded in 1959. Little Caesars is the third largest pizza chain by total sales in the United States behind Domino's and Pizza Hut. Little Caesars is situated 1 km north of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Centro Urbano Benito Juárez.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.
Centro Urbano Benito Juárez
Locality
Photo: Gobierno CDMX, CC0.
The Centro Urbano Benito Juárez, more commonly called the Multifamiliar Juárez, was a large apartment complex built on the southeast section of Colonia Roma, Mexico City in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Centro Urbano Benito Juárez is situated 6 km west of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.
Iztapalapa
Photo: Pancho Cárdenas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iztapalapa is in the eastern part of Mexico City. It is a rough and tumble area that is the most populous borough in the city, as well as the poorest, and most crime-ridden.
Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome
- Categories: velodrome, recreation area, cycle sport, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.4098° or 19° 24′ 35″ northLongitude
-99.10338° or 99° 6′ 12″ westElevation
2,235 metres (7,333 feet)Inception
September 13th, 1968Open location code
76F2CV5W+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1173762984OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumOpenStreetMap feature
sport=cycling
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome”
- French: “vélodrome olympique Agustín Melgar”
- German: “Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar”
- Italian: “Velodromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar”
- Norwegian: “Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar”
- Spanish: “Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar”
- Spanish: “Velódromo Olímpico de la Magdalena Mixhuca”
- “Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar”
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