Penitenciaría

Penitenciaría is a locality in , and has an elevation of 2,235 metres. Penitenciaría is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palacio de Lecumberri and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.

Public building
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The is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of , , which now houses the General National Archive.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the , is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.

Ruins
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The was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now . Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

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The old city center or Histórico of , 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.

Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the . 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. is situated 3 km northwest of Penitenciaría.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of Penitenciaría.

Penitenciaría

Latitude
19.43618° or 19° 26′ 10″ north
Longitude
-99.11486° or 99° 6′ 54″ west
Elevation
2,235 metres (7,333 feet)
Open location code
76F2CVPP+F3
Geo­Names ID
11561855
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In Other Languages

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