Banco de México building (Mexico City)
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The Banco de México building in Mexico City is a prominent early 20th-century institutional structure renowned for its Art Deco architecture and sculptural ornamentation, designed by Mexican architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banco de México building (Mexico City) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank headquarters
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building ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architect |
Alfredo Zayas
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Carlos Obregón Santacilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
large arched openings
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ornamental friezes ⓘ sculpted allegorical figures ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ vertical pilasters ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
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Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Art Deco architecture in Mexico
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Bank buildings in Mexico ⓘ Office buildings in Mexico City ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| context | modernization of Mexico’s financial institutions after the Mexican Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 2240 metres ⓘ |
| function | houses offices of the central bank ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banking hall
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bronze doors ⓘ corner tower volume ⓘ main façade ⓘ rooftop level ⓘ sculptural reliefs ⓘ vaults ⓘ |
| hasSculpturalDecorationBy | Mexican sculptors of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building in the Historic Center of Mexico City ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
NERFINISHED
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Historic Center of Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alameda Central
NERFINISHED
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Palacio de Bellas Artes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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stone ⓘ |
| occupant | Banco de México NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Banco de México NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Center of Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | iconic example of institutional Art Deco in Mexico ⓘ |
| significantProjectOf | Carlos Obregón Santacilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Avenida 5 de Mayo
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Avenida Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | post-revolutionary Mexican architecture ⓘ |
| use |
central bank headquarters
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office building ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.