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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexicoen_US
dc.coverage.temporalbegun 1521 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorGarcia Bravo, Alonsoen_US
dc.date1521en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-22T16:22:44Z
dc.date.available2013-01-22T16:22:44Z
dc.date.issued1521en_US
dc.identifier185940en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1866en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/93165
dc.descriptionFaçade of the Ayuntamiento (1720-1724 by Ignacio Castera); The Zócalo is the main plaza or square in the heart of the historic center of Mexico City. Today its formal name is “Constitution Square” (Plaza de la Constitución). However, it is almost always called the “Zócalo” today. This word literally means “base” or “plinth”. Plans were made to erect an column as a monument to Independence, but only the base, or zocalo, was ever built. The plinth was destroyed long ago but the name has lived on. Many other Mexican towns and cities, such as Oaxaca and Guadalajara, have adopted the word “zócalo” to refer to their main plazas, but not all. It has been a gathering place for Mexicans since Aztec times, having been the site of Mexica ceremonies. The modern Zócalo in Mexico City is 240 meters square, making it one of the largest city squares in the world. It is bordered by the Cathedral, the National Palace, the Federal District buildings and the Old Portal de Mercaderes, the Nacional Monte de Piedad building, with the Templo Mayor site to the northeast, just outside of view. In the center is a flagpole with an enormous Mexican flag. The modern plaza of Mexico City was placed by Alonso Garcia Bravo shortly after the Conquest when he laid out what is now the historic center for Cortes. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/22/2009)en_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectcityscapesen_US
dc.subjectCity planningen_US
dc.subjectCortés, Hernán, 1485-1547en_US
dc.subjectSixteenth centuryen_US
dc.subjectSpanish Colonialen_US
dc.titlePlaza de la Constituciónen_US
dc.title.alternativeZócaloen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-M-MC-Z-A7en_US
vra.culturalContextMexicanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypeplazaen_US
dc.contributor.displayAlonso Garcia Bravo (Spanish builder, active ca. 1520-1530)en_US


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