Palacio de Correos de México
The Palacio de Correos de México, also known as the "Correo Mayor" is located in the historic center of Mexico City, on the Eje Central near the Palacio de Bellas Artes.Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Post office
- Description: Mexico City historic building
- Also known as: “Palacio de Correos de Mexico” and “Palacio de Correos-Museo Naval”
- Address: 1 Calle Tacuba, 06060
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacio de Bellas Artes and Casa de los Azulejos.
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. Palacio de Bellas Artes is situated 110 metres west of Palacio de Correos de México.
Casa de los Azulejos
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Casa de los Azulejos or Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba is an 18th-century Baroque palace in Mexico City, built by the Count of the Valle de Orizaba family. Casa de los Azulejos is situated 140 metres south of Palacio de Correos de México.
Palace of Iturbide
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palace of Iturbide is a large palatial residence located in the historic center of Mexico City at Madero Street #17. It was built by the Count of San Mateo Valparaíso as a wedding gift for his daughter. Palace of Iturbide is situated 260 metres southeast of Palacio de Correos de México.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. 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.
Palacio de Correos de México
- Categories: historic building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.43563° or 19° 26′ 8″ northLongitude
-99.1403° or 99° 8′ 25″ westOpen location code
76F2CVP5+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 157051114OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=post_officeOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q978161
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Palacio de Correos de México” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلاسيو دى كوريوس دى ميكسيكو”
- Bengali: “প্যালাসিও ডি কোরিওস ডি মেক্সিকো”
- Chinese: “墨西哥邮政宫”
- Dutch: “Palacio de Correos de Mexico”
- Hungarian: “Postapalota”
- Italian: “Palacio de Correos de Mexico”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Palacio Postal”
- Norwegian: “Palacio Postal”
- Russian: “Паласио Корреос (Мехико)”
- Russian: “Паласио Корреос”
- Spanish: “Antiguo Palacio Postal”
- Spanish: “Edificio de Correos”
- Spanish: “Palacio Postal”
- Turkish: “Posta Sarayı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo Histórico Naval de la Ciudad de México and Bellas Artes metro station.
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