Emilio Carranza
Emilio Carranza is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,236 metres. Emilio Carranza is situated nearby to the neighborhood Janitzio, as well as near Popular Rastro.- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Colonia Emilio Carranza”
- Postal code: 15230
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canal del Norte metro station and Templo Mayor.
Canal del Norte metro station
Metro station
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canal del Norte is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in the north of Mexico City.
Templo Mayor
Ruins
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica.
Academy of San Carlos
Museum
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tlatelolco and Guadalupe Tepeyac.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.
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.
Emilio Carranza
- Category: locality
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.44937° or 19° 26′ 58″ northLongitude
-99.1207° or 99° 7′ 15″ westElevation
2,236 metres (7,336 feet)Open location code
76F2CVXH+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9041880882OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
11561767
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In Other Languages
“Emilio Carranza” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Emilio Carranza”
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