National Palace of Mexico

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The National Palace of Mexico is a historic government complex on Mexico City’s main square that serves as the seat of the federal executive and a symbol of Mexican political and cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
palace ⓘ
seat of government ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Neo-Classical ⓘ
builtOnSiteOf palace of Moctezuma II ⓘ
linked to: Tenochtitlan palace
constructionStart 16th century ⓘ
contains National Palace Museum ⓘ
ceremonial halls ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
offices of the Mexican presidency ⓘ
offices of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit ⓘ
coordinateLocation approximately 19.4326° N, 99.1332° W ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
decoratedWith colonial-era furnishings ⓘ
historical paintings ⓘ
murals by Diego Rivera ⓘ
function museum space ⓘ
official residence of the President of Mexico (historical) ⓘ
seat of the federal executive of Mexico ⓘ
venue for official ceremonies ⓘ
hasFacadeColor reddish ⓘ
hasMuralsBy Diego Rivera ⓘ
hasNationalSymbol Mexican national flag on main facade ⓘ
hasPart Balcony of Honor ⓘ
National Archives rooms (historical) ⓘ
Parliamentary Hall (historical) ⓘ
Patio de Honor ⓘ
Patio de la Emperatriz ⓘ
Patio de los Naranjos ⓘ
Presidential offices ⓘ
Treasury Room ⓘ
bell niche with the Bell of Dolores ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ
main staircase ⓘ
presidential balcony ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageDesignationStartTime 1987 ⓘ
inception 16th century ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City Historic Center ⓘ
locatedOn Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ
Zócalo ⓘ
location Mexico City ⓘ
materialUsed red tezontle stone ⓘ
white quarry stone ⓘ
muralsTheme history of Mexico from pre-Hispanic times to the 20th century ⓘ
numberOfFloorsAboveGround 3 ⓘ
occupiesSideOf east side of the Zócalo ⓘ
operator Government of Mexico ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Mexico ⓘ
partOf Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco ⓘ
previousBuildingUse viceregal palace of New Spain ⓘ
publicAccess guided tours ⓘ
museum exhibitions ⓘ
roofType flat roof with terraces ⓘ
securityStatus high-security government complex ⓘ
significantEvent annual Grito de Dolores ceremony on Independence Day eve ⓘ
presidential inauguration ceremonies ⓘ
state visits and official receptions ⓘ
symbolizes Mexican cultural heritage ⓘ
Mexican national sovereignty ⓘ
Mexican political power ⓘ
usedBy Emperor Agustín de Iturbide (briefly) ⓘ
Emperor Maximilian I (symbolically) ⓘ
Presidents of Mexico ⓘ
Viceroys of New Spain ⓘ

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Mexico City (federal entity) → hosts → National Palace of Mexico ⓘ
Zócalo metro station → servesLandmark → National Palace (Mexico) ⓘ
linked to: National Palace of Mexico
South Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City → hasViewOf → National Palace of Mexico (across the Zócalo) ⓘ
subject linked to: south bell tower
linked to: National Palace of Mexico
President of the Republic (Mexico, Siete Leyes) → residence → National Palace (Mexico) ⓘ
subject linked to: President of the Republic
linked to: National Palace of Mexico
Plaza Mayor, Mexico City → adjacentTo → National Palace of Mexico ⓘ
Plaza Mayor, Mexico City → hasNearbyLandmark → National Palace of Mexico ⓘ
Allende → near → National Palace of Mexico ⓘ
Andrés Manuel López Obrador → residence → National Palace, Mexico City ⓘ
linked to: National Palace of Mexico
20th of November Avenue → hasAdjacent → National Palace of Mexico ⓘ
Natalia Chacón → residence → National Palace of Mexico ⓘ