Historic Centre of Mexico City

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The Historic Centre of Mexico City is a UNESCO-listed urban core renowned for its rich colonial architecture, pre-Hispanic and Spanish heritage, and role as the political and cultural heart of Mexico.

All labels observed (31)

Label Occurrences
Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México 34
Historic Center of Mexico City 32
Mexico City historic center 27

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
historic district
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Xochimilco
contains 5 de Mayo Street
Alameda Central
Casa de los Azulejos
Church of Santo Domingo
Garibaldi Plaza
linked to: Plaza Garibaldi

La Merced Market
Madero Street
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
National Palace
linked to: Palacio Nacional

Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Correos de México
Palacio de Iturbide
Palacio de Minería
Plaza de la Constitución
San Ildefonso College
San Juan Market
linked to: Mercado de San Juan

Tacuba Street
Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor Museum
linked to: Templo Mayor

Torre Latinoamericana
Zócalo
coordinateLocation 19.4326°N 99.1332°W
country Mexico
dateInscribedOnUNESCOList 1987
governingBody Government of Mexico City
hasConservationProgram Programa de Rescate del Centro Histórico
hasFunction administrative center
commercial center
religious center
tourism hub
hasHeritage 19th-century architecture
20th-century architecture
Republican-era architecture
Spanish colonial heritage
pre-Hispanic heritage
hasUNESCOSerialComponent Xochimilco
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
isCulturalCenterOf Mexico
isPoliticalCenterOf Mexico
locatedIn Mexico City
Mexico City borough of Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City metropolitan area
Valley of Mexico
mainSquare Zócalo
notableFor civic buildings
colonial architecture
cultural institutions
pre-Hispanic archaeological remains
religious buildings
officialName Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
partOf Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco World Heritage Site
Mexico City
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
UNESCORegion Latin America and the Caribbean
linked to: Latin America
UNESCOSubregion Mesoamerica
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 412
wasBuiltOn site of Tenochtitlan
wasCapitalOf Viceroyalty of New Spain

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (182)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexico City hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc hasCapital Mexico City historic center
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc contains Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Paseo de la Reforma locatedIn Mexico City historic center area
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Paseo de la Reforma terminus Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Zócalo locatedIn Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Zócalo adjacentTo Templo Mayor archaeological site
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation buildingLocation Historic center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Historic Centre of Mexico City officialName Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Historic Centre of Mexico City partOf Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco World Heritage Site
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Xochimilco heritageDesignation World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco"
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Palacio de Bellas Artes locatedIn historic center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Palacio de Bellas Artes address Avenida Juárez, Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Mexico
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Palacio de Bellas Artes partOf Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Greater Mexico City metropolitan area hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Distrito Federal contains Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Plaza de la Constitución locatedInHistoricCenter Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Plaza de la Constitución partOf Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Plaza de la Constitución partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City locatedIn Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City partOf Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Alameda Central UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Torre Latinoamericana locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
La Lagunilla market locatedIn historic center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
La Lagunilla market locatedInDistrict Centro Histórico
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Glorieta del Ángel connectsWith Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Mercado de San Juan locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Juárez borderedBy Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Line 4 (Mexico City Metrobús) serves Mexico City Historic Center
subject linked to: Line 4
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Museo Nacional de Arte locatedIn Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Doctores locatedNear Mexico City historic center
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Museo de la Ciudad de México locatedIn Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Museo de la Ciudad de México locatedIn Historic center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Museo de la Ciudad de México neighborhood Centro Histórico
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Museo Franz Mayer locatedIn Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Buenavista connectsTo Mexico City historic center
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Tabacalera adjacentTo Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Museo de Arte Popular locatedIn Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Centro partOf Mexico City historic center
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Centro hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco)
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Centro heritageDesignation Historic Centre of Mexico City
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe heritageDesignation World Heritage Site buffer zone (as part of Mexico City historic area surroundings)
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Constitution Square locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City Historic Center
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Constitution Square partOf Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Constitution Square heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Constitution Square locatedInUrbanArea Centro Histórico
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Obrera locatedSouthOf Mexico City historic center
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc borough contains Historic Center of Mexico City
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc borough hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Center of Mexico City and Xochimilco, partially)
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City
Colonia Tránsito locatedNear Mexico City historic center
linked to: Historic Centre of Mexico City