Monolith of Tlaloc
Monolith of Tlaloc is a work of art in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Monolith of Tlaloc is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca Nacional de Antropologia e Historia Dr. Eusebio Dávalos Hurtado, as well as near Voladores de Papantla.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: statue in Mexico
- Also known as: “Chalchiuhtlicue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapultepec and National Museum of Anthropology.
Chapultepec
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapultepec is a district of Mexico City. "Chapultepec" means "Grasshopper Hill" in Nahuatl, the language of the "Aztecs". The hill and surrounding district has much significance in Mexican history.
National Museum of Anthropology
Museum
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The National Museum of Anthropology is a national museum of Mexico. It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Mahatma Gandhi Street within Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, the museum contains… National Museum of Anthropology is situated 190 metres northwest of Monolith of Tlaloc.
Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola
Museum
Photo: Jesman 007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa del Lago was instituted in 1959 as the first off-campus Cultural Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It is characterized by its extraordinary ability to promote the cultural and generational encounter between the vanguard and tradition. Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola is situated 310 metres south of Monolith of Tlaloc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Condesa and Polanco.
Condesa
Neighborhood
Photo: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Condesa or La Condesa is an area in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, south of Zona Rosa and 4 to 5 km west of the Zócalo, the city's main square.
Polanco
Photo: Matthew Rutledge, CC BY 2.0.
Polanco refers to an area of Mexico City north of Chapultepec Park. This district is delimited by Paseo de la Reforma to the south, Boulevard Manuel Avila Camacho to the west, Avenida Ejercito Nacional to the north and Avenida Mariano Escobedo to the east.
San Miguel Chapultepec
Quarter
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San Miguel Chapultepec is a colonia or neighborhood in Delegación Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico City. Its borders are: The colonia's streets carry the names of generals and governors of Mexico.
Monolith of Tlaloc
- Categories: statue and tourism
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.42512° or 19° 25′ 30″ northLongitude
-99.18519° or 99° 11′ 7″ westInception
April 16th, 1964Height
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
76F2CRG7+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 3742209464OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q3321157
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Monolith of Tlaloc” goes by many names.
- French: “Monolithe de Coatlinchán”
- French: “Monolithe de Tlaloc”
- Spanish: “monolito de Coatlinchan”
- Spanish: “Monolito de Tláloc”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de Antropologia e Historia Dr. Eusebio Dávalos Hurtado and Voladores de Papantla.
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