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This wikipedian is proud to be born in Mexico and the following are some pictures of Mexico City, the capital of Mexico:

Ancient Mexico City: Tenochtitlan.

Modern Mexico City. Mexico City is larger than New York in population. Mexico City is the fifth largest city all over the world, according to this information: List of population (United Nations).

Mexican Stock Exchange buildings.

La Columna de la Independencia is a monument to commemorate victory in the Mexican War of Independence and it is a roundabout.

Another picture of the Columna de la Independencia also simply known as "El Angel".

Hemiciclo a Juárez is a nice monument in Mexico City.

Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City.

National Palace in Mexico City.

This beautiful building is El Palacio de Bellas Artes. It's the National Theater in Mexico City.

Beautiful streets in the historical zone of Mexico City. This picture shows part of the City Hall of Mexico City.

Another picture of the Mexico City Hall known as the "Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento" ("Old City Hall Palace").

Detail inside the "Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento".

Row of cute buildings in the historic center of Mexico City.

La Torre Latinoamericana was the tallest skyscraper in whole Latin America. Today, it has lost records in height, but still is one of the main Mexico City's landmarks visited. The building is open to the tourists and public and has restaurant and observation deck on its top.

Cute street and the Torre Latinoamericana at background. Mexico City is the city of classical buildings.

Slide this 360º panoramic picture of Palacio de Bellas Artes, Torre Latinoamericana and surroundings.

Another picture of the Torre Latinoamericana with nice another building.

The Monumento a la Revolución is a monument to commemorate Mexican Revolution.

The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is the oldest and largest cathedral in all over American Continent.

The Palace of the Inquisition facade. It's another historical place of Mexico City. Today it's a museum.

Another picture about Palace of the Inquisition. Mexico City is the city of Baroque style landmarks, style known as Mexican Churrigueresque.

Inside the Palace of the Inquisition.

The Palace of Iturbide is another landmark of Mexico City. Mexico City is the city of palaces and luxurious classical mansions and houses.

Detail of the Palace of Iturbide facade. Mexico City is the city of museums like this.

The House of the First Print Shop in the Americas was the home of the first printing press shop in the American Continent.

Plaza de las Tres Culturas (Square of Three Cultures). The name is because the place has buildings belonging to three periods of Mexican history: Pre-Columbian (Aztec remains), Spanish colonial (the church) and modern Mexico (the building at background), as you can see above in the picture.

Slide this panoramic picture of the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City. Official name of this square is "Plaza de la Constitución" and it's one of the most largest plazas in the world.

Monumento a la Raza is another monument of Mexico City.

National Autonomous University of Mexico is one of the universities with most prestige in the Americas.

House of Frida Kahlo.

Mexico City Metro or subway.

Mexico City subway map.

The mythical, legendary, historic and international Azteca Stadium.

The Torre Mayor is the second tallest skyscraper in Latin America.

Estadio Olimpico Universitario.

World Trade Center Mexico City. A revolving restaurant is on the top.

The Estadio Azul.

Monument of the Niños Héroes. You can see the Chapultepec Castle in the background.

Stone of the Sun registers the Aztec ages of the earth had passed through and the symbology was used to predict the future, including about the end of the world. The stone is located in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia.

You can see: Mexico has many outstanding places, palaces, castles, squares, skyscrapers, museums, monuments, etc. Unfortunately in this web page I can't show more others nice buildings of Mexico City, because it need more space and time.

Famous explorer Alexander Von Humboldt nicknamed Mexico City: "Mexico City, The City of the Palaces", although this nickname is attributed to Charles Joseph La Trobe who also visited Mexico City.

Alexander Von Humboldt was marvelled at Mexico and Mexico City, so he decided to live for a full year in Mexico. Benito Juarez, Mexican president of that time, gave Humboldt honorary Mexican citizenship.

The House of Humboldt. The German scientist Alexander Von Humboldt lived in this building, located in the historical center of Mexico City.

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