Palacio Legislativo de Donceles

Palacio Legislativo de Donceles is a public building in Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City. Palacio Legislativo de Donceles is situated near the theater building Teatro de la Ciudad, as well as near Foro a Poco No.

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Type: Public building
Description: building in Mexico City, Mexico
Also known as: “Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal” and “Congreso de la Ciudad de México”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Teatro de la Ciudad and Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Teatro de la Ciudad

Theater building

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The Teatro de la Ciudad was built as the Teatro Esperanza Iris in 1918 and is now one of Mexico City’s public venues for cultural events. The theater is located in the historic center of Mexico City on Donceles Street 36.

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Theater building

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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 410 metres west of Palacio Legislativo de Donceles.

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 540 metres southeast of Palacio Legislativo de Donceles.

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

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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

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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 Legislativo de Donceles

Categories: building and government building
Location: Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

19.43679° or 19° 26′ 13″ north

Longitude

-99.13761° or 99° 8′ 15″ west

Open location code

76F2CVP6+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 217321084

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

Wikidata ID

Q6057706

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Palacio Legislativo de Donceles” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Palaciu Llexislativu de Donceles”
Catalan: “Palau Legislatiu de Donceles”
French: “palais législatif de Donceles”
French: “Palais législatif de Donceles”
Spanish: “Palacio Legislativo de Donceles”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Foro a Poco No and Senado de la Repùblica.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Los Jarritos and Be Mate Donceles.

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Worth a closer look: Centro and Xochimilco.

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