Torre Independencia
Torre Independencia is a public building in Mexico City, Central Mexico which is located on Avenida Insurgentes Norte. Torre Independencia is situated nearby to the government office Area de atención ciudadana, as well as near the playground Juegos Infantiles ‘Tlatelolco - Insurgentes’.- Type: Public building
- Also known as: “Corporativo Tlatelolco”, “Torre Banobras”, and “Torre Insignia”
- Address: 423 Avenida Insurgentes Norte
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Vasconcelos and Buenavista railway station.
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as the Megabiblioteca by the press, is a library in the Buenavista neighborhood of Mexico City. It is dedicated to José Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. Biblioteca Vasconcelos is situated 800 metres south of Torre Independencia.
Buenavista railway station
Railway station
Buenavista is a commuter railway station in Mexico City. The station provided intercity train services from Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. Since June 2008, the station serves as the terminus of the Tren Suburbano commuter rail service. Buenavista railway station is situated 1 km south of Torre Independencia.
Tianguis Cultural del Chopo
Marketplace
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, Public domain.
The Tianguis Cultural del Chopo is a Saturday flea market near downtown Mexico City, known locally as El Chopo. It is named after its original location which was near the Museo Universitario del Chopo, an Art Nouveau building with a couple of towers designed by Bruno Möhring. Tianguis Cultural del Chopo is situated 670 metres south of Torre Independencia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonia Santa María Insurgentes and Tlatelolco.
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes
Neighborhood
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough north east of the Mexico City's historic center. The colonia's borders are formed by the following roads: Calzada de San Simon to the south, Jacarandas to the north, Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte to the east and Jacarandas to the west.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
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.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Torre Independencia
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.45457° or 19° 27′ 17″ northLongitude
-99.15099° or 99° 9′ 4″ westInception
1962Levels
25Height
127 metres (417 feet)Open location code
76F2FR3X+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 217662117OpenStreetMap feature
building=public
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