Fuente de la República

The Fuente de la República is a carbon steel fountain and sculpture installed in , Mexico. It was inaugurated on 13 December 2007 by Marcelo Ebrard, the Federal District's head of government, and was placed at the intersection of Avenida Paseo de la Reforma, Avenida Juárez and Avenida Bucareli, in the borough.
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain in Mexico City
  • Also known as: “Fuente de Bucareli” and “Fuente del Bicentenario”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monumento a la Revolución and Palacio de Bellas Artes.

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The Monument to the Revolution is a memorial arch commemorating the Mexican Revolution. It is located in the Plaza de la República, near the heart of the major thoroughfares Paseo de la Reforma and Avenida de los Insurgentes in downtown . is situated 540 metres west of Fuente de la República.

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 1 km east of Fuente de la República.

Museum
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The is a Mexican national art museum devoted to European art, located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in . The museum is housed in the Palace of the Count of Buenavista, a neoclassical building at Puente de Alvarado No. is situated 390 metres northwest of Fuente de la República.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonia Juárez and Centro.

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.

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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.

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is a business and entertainment district near the center of . It is one of the city's most touristy areas, filled with hotels, dance clubs, restaurants, bars and live bands.

Fuente de la República

Latitude
19.43558° or 19° 26′ 8″ north
Longitude
-99.1495° or 99° 8′ 58″ west
Inception
December 13th, 2007
Open location code
76F2CVP2+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217391683
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q112978748
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In Other Languages

“Fuente de la República” goes by many names.

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