Fuente de la República
The Fuente de la República is a carbon steel fountain and sculpture installed in Mexico City, 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 Cuauhtémoc borough.- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain in Mexico City
- Also known as: “Fuente de Bucareli”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monumento a la Revolución and Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Monumento a la Revolución
Photo: Cvmontuy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mexico City. Monumento a la Revolución is situated 540 metres west of Fuente de la República.
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 1 km east of Fuente de la República.
Museo Nacional de San Carlos
Museum
Photo: David Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museo Nacional de San Carlos is a Mexican national art museum devoted to European art, located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City. The museum is housed in the Palace of the Count of Buenavista, a neoclassical building at Puente de Alvarado No. Museo Nacional de San Carlos is situated 390 metres northwest of Fuente de la República.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonia Juárez and Centro.
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.
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.
Zona Rosa
Photo: Virtual Raider, CC BY 2.0.
Zona Rosa is a business and entertainment district near the center of Mexico City. It is one of the city's most touristy areas, filled with hotels, dance clubs, restaurants, bars and live bands.
Fuente de la República
- Category: work of art
- Location: Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.43558° or 19° 26′ 8″ northLongitude
-99.1495° or 99° 8′ 58″ westInception
December 13th, 2007Open location code
76F2CVP2+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 217391683OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q112978748
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In Other Languages
“Fuente de la República” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Fuente de la República”
- Spanish: “Fuente del Bicentenario”
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