Colonia Morelos

Colonia Morelos is a neighborhood in , and has about 36,600 residents. Colonia Morelos is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Palacio de Bellas Artes.

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.

Theater building
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The is a prominent cultural center in . It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions.

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 Tlatelolco and Centro.

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.

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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Dge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Colonia Morelos.

Colonia Morelos

Latitude
19.44685° or 19° 26′ 49″ north
Longitude
-99.12984° or 99° 7′ 47″ west
Population
36,600
Open location code
76F2CVWC+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9041879345
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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