Casa de los Azulejos

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building cultural landmark historic palace tourist attraction

Casa de los Azulejos is a historic 18th-century palace in Mexico City famed for its façade covered in blue-and-white Puebla tiles and its role as an iconic cultural and architectural landmark.

Aliases (3)

Casa de los Azulejos@es ×1
Casa de losAzulejos ×1
iconic tiled house Casa de los Azulejos ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building → cultural landmark → historic palace → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture → New Spanish Baroque →
city	Mexico City →
constructionStartDate	18th century →
continent	North America →
country	Mexico →
currentUse	commercial space → restaurant →
floorCount	3 →
hasAlternativeName	Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba →
hasArchitecturalFeature	arcaded galleries → iron balconies → stone portal →
hasArtwork	mural by José Clemente Orozco →
hasCulturalSignificance	popular subject of photography and tourism → symbol of Mexico City’s historic center →
hasFacadeColor	blue-and-white →
hasFacadeMaterial	Puebla tiles →
hasInteriorStyle	eclectic historic decor →
hasNameInLanguage	Casa de los Azulejos@es →
hasPart	central courtyard → grand staircase → mural-decorated walls →
heritageDesignation	Monumento Artístico de la Nación →
inception	18th century →
locatedIn	Mexico → Mexico City →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City → Historic Center of Mexico City →
locatedOnStreet	Callejón de la Condesa → Francisco I. Madero Avenue →
material	Talavera tiles →
notableFor	façade covered with blue-and-white tiles → ornate interior courtyards → role as an iconic landmark in Mexico City →
openToPublic	true →
operator	Sanborns →
originalOwner	Conde del Valle de Orizaba family →
originalUse	private palace →
partOf	historic urban fabric of Mexico City →
region	Central Mexico →
touristAttractionType	historic building →
translationOfName	House of Tiles →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colonia Centro → Historic Centre of Mexico City →	contains
Madero Street →	hasBuilding
Casa de los Azulejos ("Casa de los Azulejos@es") →	hasNameInLanguage
Madero Street ("iconic tiled house Casa de los Azulejos") →	notableFor