Penitenciaría

Penitenciaría is a work of art in , . Penitenciaría is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio de Lecumberri and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.

Public building
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of , , which now houses the General National Archive. is situated 170 metres east of Penitenciaría.

Church
Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.
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. is situated 2 km west of Penitenciaría.

Ruins
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 2 km west of Penitenciaría.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Dge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of Penitenciaría.

Penitenciaría

Latitude
19.43641° or 19° 26′ 11″ north
Longitude
-99.11473° or 99° 6′ 53″ west
Open location code
76F2CVPP+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14229502532
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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