La Purísima
La Purísima is a church in Monterrey Municipality, Nuevo León which is located on Calle Serafín Peña. La Purísima is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin, as well as near the movie theater Auditorio Río 70.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Pacogq, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Monterrey
- Also known as: “Basílica de La Purísima” and “Iglesia La Purísima”
- Address: Calle Serafín Peña, 64000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey and 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 1½ km east of La Purísima.
Palacio del Obispado
Museum
Photo: Brendablue77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Palacio del Obispado is situated 1½ km west of La Purísima.
Pabellón M
Retail building
Photo: Mty14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pabellón M also known as the InverCap Tower is a mixed-use skyscraper in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Built between 2010 and 2015, the tower stands at 207.6 m tall with 47 floors and is the current 10th tallest building in Mexico. Pabellón M is situated 1 km southeast of La Purísima.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monterrey and Centro.
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.
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.
La Purísima
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Monterrey Municipality, Nuevo León, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.66973° or 25° 40′ 11″ northLongitude
-100.3263° or 100° 19′ 35″ westOpen location code
75QXMM9F+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 452712575OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5912518
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“La Purísima” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣母无原罪圣殿”
- German: “La Purísima”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Maria Dikandung Tanpa Noda, Monterrey”
- Spanish: “iglesia de la Purisima”
- Spanish: “iglesia de la Purísima”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Purísima”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuente La Purísima and La Purisima.
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