Calzada de los Misterios

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Calzada de los Misterios is a historic avenue in Mexico City that connects the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the area near the ancient route to Teotihuacan, lined with religious monuments and significant urban landmarks.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf avenue
street in Mexico City
connectsWith Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Calzada de Guadalupe
Calzada de los Insurgentes Norte
Eje 1 Norte
avenues leading toward the ancient route to Teotihuacan
country Mexico
hasCharacteristic contains significant urban landmarks
forms a visual axis toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
historic
lined with religious monuments
hasCity Mexico City
hasContinent North America
hasCoordinateSystem Earth
hasCulturalSignificance site of religious pilgrimages to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
symbolic link between Mexico City and the sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe
hasHeritageStatus historic urban axis
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial era origin
hasLanguageOfName Spanish
hasMonumentType religious sculptures
stone niches depicting the Mysteries of the Rosary
wayside shrines
hasNameEtymology named after the Mysteries of the Rosary
hasNearbyLandmark Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Insurgentes Norte corridor
Tepeyac Hill
Villa de Guadalupe
hasOfficialName Calzada de los Misterios
hasRegion Valley of Mexico
hasTransportationFunction major north–south corridor in northern Mexico City
hasUrbanContext commercial corridors
dense residential areas
religious precincts
hasUse religious processional route
urban thoroughfare
locatedIn Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
Mexico City borough of Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City borough of Gustavo A. Madero
partOf historic road system between Mexico City and Teotihuacan
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism


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