History
In 1960, Manuel Suárez y Suárez offered Siquieros work with the construction of the Hotel Casino de la Selva in Cuernavaca. Siquieros was incarcerated at the time and the work commenced after he left prison in 1964. The work evolved into a chapel with the interior completely covered in mural work. However, it was decided to change the location of the work to a new site in 1966 as part of what was then called the Hotel de México, today the World Trade Center. Over its first forty years, the building suffered significant deterioration to its structure and its murals. The deterioration of the mural work is due to environmental factors and the materials Siquieros used to create the piece.(restaurant) In 2011, remodeling work was begun on the facility to mark its fortieth anniversary. Some restoration work had been performed in 2011, but lack of funds has prevented completion.
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