Edificio Mercedes

Edificio Mercedes is a building in , which is located on Avenida 8 Simón Bolívar. Edificio Mercedes is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo del Jade and National Theatre of Costa Rica.

Museum
The is an archaeological museum in , . Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS. is situated 370 metres northeast of Edificio Mercedes.

Theater building
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of . Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1867 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. is situated 450 metres northwest of Edificio Mercedes.

Museum
Photo: puroticorico, CC BY 2.0.
The is a museum in . It is located in a subterranean building underneath the "Plaza de la Cultura" and is owned and curated by the Banco Central de Costa Rica. is situated 460 metres northwest of Edificio Mercedes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catedral and Carmen.

Town
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of , it is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Village
is the first distrito of San José Canton in , and one of the four administrative units that form downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital and largest city of . The undisputed cultural and economic center of Costa Rica's central valley, where most of the population lives, is also the most important transportation hub for domestic travel even though the international airport is in .

Edificio Mercedes

Latitude
9.93013° or 9° 55′ 49″ north
Longitude
-84.07423° or 84° 4′ 27″ west
Open location code
66XQWWJG+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1218133880
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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