Parque Morelos

Parque Morelos is a park in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Parque Morelos is situated nearby to the park Parque Tepito, as well as near the sports venue Gymnastics Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Tepito metro station.

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 1½ km southwest of Parque Morelos.

Tepito metro station

Railway stop

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Tepito is a station of the Metro B line located north of the center of México City in the barrio Tepito in the Colonia Morelos district of the Cuauhtémoc delegation. Tepito metro station is situated 220 metres south of Parque Morelos.

Templo Mayor

Ruins

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The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. Templo Mayor is situated 1¼ km southwest of Parque Morelos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tlatelolco and Centro.

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

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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.