San Ildefonso College

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San Ildefonso College is a historic former Jesuit educational institution in Mexico City, renowned as a cradle of Mexican muralism and an important cultural and architectural landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural landmark
cultural landmark
former Jesuit college
historic educational institution
museum
address Justo Sierra 16, Centro Histórico, Mexico City
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Neoclassical architecture
category Historic buildings in Mexico City
Jesuit schools in Mexico
Museums in Mexico City
country Mexico
foundedBy Society of Jesus
surface form: Jesuits

Society of Jesus
function cradle of Mexican muralism
hasMuralsBy David Alfaro Siqueiros
Diego Rivera
Fernando Leal
Jean Charlot
José Clemente Orozco
Ramón Alva de la Canal
hasPart auditorium
chapel
cloisters
courtyards
exhibition halls
mural-decorated walls
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
knownFor Mexican muralism
cultural exhibitions
historic architecture
murals by major Mexican muralists
role in Mexican education history
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Historic Centre of Mexico City
surface form: Historic Center of Mexico City

Mexico City
Historic Centre of Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City historic center

Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City, Mexico

former Colegio Máximo de San Pedro y San Pablo area
nativeName Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso
operator National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
surface form: UNAM
partOf Historic Centre of Mexico City
significantEvent expulsion of the Jesuits from New Spain in 1767
significantPeriod colonial era of New Spain
post-revolutionary Mexico
use educational institution
exhibition space
museum and cultural center

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Colonia Centro contains San Ildefonso College
Historic Centre of Mexico City contains San Ildefonso College