Architecture
Even though Spanish colonial buildings make up most of Centro histórico there are examples of different architectural styles
- Baroque: Palacio de Iturbide, Casa de los Azulejos, Palacio Nacional and Palacio de los Condes de Valparaíso
- Neoclassical: Palacio de Mineria
- Italiante style: Palacio de Correos
- Art Nouveau Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Beaux-Arts: Museo Nacional de Arte, Banco de México
- Art Deco Banco de Mexico, Interior of Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Functionalist: Torre Latinoamericana
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