Archivo General de la Nación

Archivo General de la Nación is an administrative facility in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,212 metres. Archivo General de la Nación is situated nearby to the public building Palacio de Lecumberri, as well as near the quarter Tlatelolco.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio de Lecumberri and Templo Mayor.

Palacio de Lecumberri

Public building

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The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive.

Templo Mayor

Ruins

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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. Templo Mayor is situated 2 km west of Archivo General de la Nación.

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. Academy of San Carlos is situated 1½ km west of Archivo General de la Nación.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

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.

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. Tlatelolco is situated 3 km northwest of Archivo General de la Nación.

Guadalupe Tepeyac

Neighborhood

Photo: Dge, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Guadalupe Tepeyac is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of Archivo General de la Nación.

Archivo General de la Nación

Type: Administrative facility
Also known as: “Archivo General de la Nacion”
Category: government building
Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

19.43649° or 19° 26′ 11″ north

Longitude

-99.11325° or 99° 6′ 48″ west

Elevation

2,212 metres (7,257 feet)

Open location code

76F2CVPP+HP

GeoNames ID

12382914

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Spanish: “Archivo General de la Nación”

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