Palacio del Obispado
The Palacio del Obispado, Spanish for Bishop's Palace, also known as El Obispado or the Bishop's Museum, originally called Palacio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is an 18th-century colonial building, located in Monterrey, Nuevo León state, Northeastern Mexico.Photo: Brendablue77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: history Museum in Nuevo Leon, MX
- Address: s/n Fray Rafael J. Verger, monterrey, 64010
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Purísima and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey.
La Purísima
Church
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La Purísima is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Palacio del Obispado.
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey
Museum
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, abbreviated as MARCO, is a major contemporary art museum, located in the city of Monterrey, in Nuevo León state of northeastern Mexico. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey is situated 3½ km east of Palacio del Obispado.
Courtyard by Marriott
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Courtyard by Marriott is an American brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. The hotels are primarily targeted to business travelers. As of June 30, 2020, there were 1,254 Courtyard Marriott Hotels worldwide with 187,095 rooms in addition to 288 hotels with 49,335 rooms in the pipeline. Courtyard by Marriott is situated 2 km west of Palacio del Obispado.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cerro del Obispado and Monterrey.
Cerro del Obispado
Locality
The Cerro del Obispado is a famous landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, named after the building constructed in the middle of the slope by the end of the 18th century.
Monterrey
Photo: Rick González, CC BY 2.0.
Monterrey is the third largest city in Mexico and the capital of the state of Nuevo León. It is the commercial, industrial, educational, and transportation hub of northern Mexico, also third in economic importance after Mexico City and Mexico State.
Centro
Centro is the central downtown area of Monterrey. It includes popular tourist areas like the Macroplaza and Barrio Antiguo. For the purposes of this district article, it is bounded by Ruiz Cortines on the north, Churubusco on the east, Carranza on the west, and the Santa Catarina River to the south.
Palacio del Obispado
- Categories: palace, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Monterrey Municipality, Nuevo León, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.67318° or 25° 40′ 24″ northLongitude
-100.34214° or 100° 20′ 32″ westOpen location code
75QXMMF5+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 172981366OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_buildingOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5822652
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In Other Languages
“Palacio del Obispado” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Obispado”
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