Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba

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Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba, better known as the Casa de los Azulejos, is a historic 18th-century Baroque palace in Mexico City famed for its façade covered in blue and white Puebla tiles.

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Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century building ⓘ
Baroque building ⓘ
historic palace ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Casa de los Azulejos ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Mexican Baroque ⓘ
surface form: New Spanish Baroque
cityQuarter Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ
surface form: Centro Histórico
completionDate 18th century ⓘ
constructionStart 18th century ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of Mexican Baroque civil architecture ⓘ
symbol of Puebla tile craftsmanship ⓘ
famousFor being one of the most recognizable buildings in Mexico City ⓘ
extensive exterior tile decoration ⓘ
façadeColor blue ⓘ
white ⓘ
hasCourtyard central courtyard ⓘ
hasDecoration Baroque stonework ⓘ
ornamental balconies ⓘ
hasFaçade tile-covered exterior walls ⓘ
hasFunction commercial use ⓘ
restaurant space ⓘ
retail space ⓘ
heritage colonial-era building ⓘ
heritageStatus protected historic monument ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Cuauhtémoc borough ⓘ
Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ
surface form: Historic Center of Mexico City

Mexico City ⓘ
locatedOn Avenida Madero ⓘ
surface form: Francisco I. Madero Street
materialUsed Puebla tiles ⓘ
Talavera tiles ⓘ
namedAfter Counts of the Valley of Orizaba ⓘ
notableAs one of the most famous tiled houses in Mexico ⓘ
notableFeature façade covered in blue and white Puebla tiles ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalUse aristocratic residence ⓘ
period Spanish colonial period ⓘ
region Valley of Mexico ⓘ
roofType flat roof with terraces ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
urbanContext dense historic urban fabric ⓘ

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Casa de los Azulejos → hasAlternativeName → Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba ⓘ