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Description
The Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Palace of Fine Arts, in Mexico city was constructed in the early 1900s. President Porfirio Diaz wanted the building to commemorate Mexico’s independence from Spain. When a revolution broke out in 1910, construction of the Beaux-Arts palace designed by Italian architect Adamo Boari was halted. Construction was finally completed in 1934. The Palacio de Bellas Artes houses a theater, the Palace Museum, and the National Museum of Architecture.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Building Type
Museum
Building Style
Beaux-Arts
Subject Headings
Architecture -- Mexico -- Mexico City; Architecture -- Museum architecture;
Country Name
Mexico
City Name
Mexico City
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet and Boari, Adamo, "Mexico City - Palacio de Bellas Artes" (2011). Browse All. 328.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/328
Keywords
Palacio de Bellas Arts; Mexico City; Adamo Boari; museums; architecture, Beaux-Arts;
Notes
http://gomexico.about.com/od/sights/ss/df_walking_9.htm