Palace of Iturbide

The Palace of Iturbide is a large palatial residence located in the historic center of at Madero Street #17. It was built by the Count of San Mateo Valparaíso as a wedding gift for his daughter.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former Imperial Palace of Mexico (1822-1823)
  • Also known as: “Palacio de Cultura Banamex”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Palacio de Bellas Artes and Casa de los Azulejos.

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. is situated 310 metres northwest of Palace of Iturbide.

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The or Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba is an 18th-century Baroque palace in , built by the Count of the Valle de Orizaba family. is situated 140 metres northwest of Palace of Iturbide.

Church
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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 630 metres east of Palace of Iturbide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

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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
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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
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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.

Palace of Iturbide

Latitude
19.43362° or 19° 26′ 1″ north
Longitude
-99.13904° or 99° 8′ 21″ west
Open location code
76F2CVM6+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 158032454
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q130898
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Palace of Iturbide” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر إيتوربيدي”
  • Basque: “Iturbide jauregia”
  • Chinese: “伊图尔维德宫”
  • Chinese: “伊圖爾維德宮”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Iturbide”
  • Japanese: “イトゥルビデ宮殿”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Palacio de Iturbide”
  • Norwegian: “Palacio de Iturbide”
  • Persian: “کاخ ایتروبیده”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Iturbide”
  • Russian: “Дворец Итурбиде”
  • Slovenian: “Iturbidova palača”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Iturbide”
  • Turkish: “Iturbide Sarayı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Plaza Madero and Museo del Calzado El Borceguí.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Gffjv and Puma.

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