Church of La Santa Muerte

Church of La Santa Muerte is a church in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Church of La Santa Muerte is situated nearby to the church San Antonio Tomatlán, as well as near the chapel Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Academy of San Carlos.

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 1¼ km west of Church of La Santa Muerte.

Academy of San Carlos

Museum

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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 740 metres southwest of Church of La Santa Muerte.

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 1 km west of Church of La Santa Muerte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

Centro

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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

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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.