Plaza de las Tres Culturas

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Plaza de las Tres Culturas is a historic square in Mexico City that symbolizes the coexistence of pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mexican heritage through its surrounding ruins, church, and modern buildings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public square
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle modernist (surrounding buildings)
country Mexico
culturalSignificance site of memory for state violence in Mexico
symbol of Mexico’s historical continuity
eraRepresented 20th-century modern era
Spanish colonial era
pre-Columbian era
hasArchaeologicalSite pre-Hispanic platforms and pyramidal structures
remains of the main temple of Tlatelolco
hasBuilding Secretariat of Foreign Affairs former headquarters (Tlatelolco Tower)
linked to: Tlatelolco Tower
hasInscription memorial plaque commemorating the 1968 massacre
hasMemorial Monument to the Victims of 2 October 1968
hasNearbyInstitution Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco
National Autonomous University of Mexico cultural center at Tlatelolco
hasPart Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco
Santiago de Tlatelolco church
Tlatelolco housing complex
memorials to the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre
modern housing and office buildings
pre-Hispanic archaeological ruins of Tlatelolco
hasReligiousBuilding Santiago Apóstol church of Tlatelolco
hasUse commemorative ceremonies
public gatherings
tourism
hasView archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
heritageRepresents Spanish colonial Mexico
modern Mexico
linked to: Mexico

pre-Hispanic Mexico
isSubjectOf documentaries and historical works about the 1968 movement
studies on Mexican identity and memory
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Mexico City
Tlatelolco
linked to: Tlatelolco altepetl
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
namedAfter three cultures of Mexico
near Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte
linked to: Avenida Insurgentes

Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas
Tlatelolco metro station
partOf Tlatelolco urban complex
linked to: Tlatelolco
significantEvent Tlatelolco massacre
student protest of 1968 in Mexico
significantEventDate 1968-10-02
symbolizes coexistence of pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mexican heritage
toponymMeaning Square of the Three Cultures
touristAttractionType historical and cultural site

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Tlatelolco knownFor Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Tlatelolco hasSite Plaza de las Tres Culturas
City of the Three Cultures alsoKnownAs Ciudad de las Tres Culturas
linked to: Plaza de las Tres Culturas
1968 Tlatelolco massacre location Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Nonoalco-Tlatelolco housing complex near Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Santiago Tlatelolco church partOf Plaza de las Tres Culturas complex
linked to: Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Santiago Tlatelolco church locatedNear Plaza de las Tres Culturas memorials
linked to: Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Tlatelolco altepetl hasArchaeologicalSite Plaza de las Tres Culturas