Plaza 23 de Mayo

Plaza 23 de Mayo is a square in , . Plaza 23 de Mayo is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Templo Mayor.

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. is situated 410 metres south of Plaza 23 de Mayo.

Ruins
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 420 metres southeast of Plaza 23 de Mayo.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a prominent cultural center in . It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. is situated 1 km west of Plaza 23 de Mayo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

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.

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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of . The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. is situated 3 km southwest of Plaza 23 de Mayo.

Plaza 23 de Mayo

Latitude
19.438° or 19° 26′ 17″ north
Longitude
-99.1338° or 99° 8′ 2″ west
Open location code
76F2CVQ8+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1422338548
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
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