Metro San Lázaro

Metro San Lázaro is a building in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Metro San Lázaro is situated nearby to the bus station CETRAM San Lázaro, as well as near San Lázaro metro station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio de Lecumberri and San Lázaro metro station.

Palacio de Lecumberri

Public building

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The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive. Palacio de Lecumberri is situated 470 metres north of Metro San Lázaro.

San Lázaro metro station

Metro station

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San Lázaro is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City. It lies along Lines 1 and B. The station was opened on 5 September 1969. San Lázaro metro station is situated 220 metres south of Metro San Lázaro.

Academy of San Carlos

Museum

Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.

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 1½ km west of Metro San Lázaro.

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

Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.

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. Tlatelolco is situated 3½ km northwest of Metro San Lázaro.