Presidential Palace in Mexico City
National Palace, Centro, Cuautemoc, 06000 Mexico City
Description:
Previously, the Presidential (National) Palace was inhabited by the Spanish Viceroy, and now it houses the Federal Archives, the Treasury and the residence of the President. There are also several museums and exhibitions on the territory of this building.
The palace was built in 1693 by order of Cortés, and materials were used to build the palace. In the 30s of the 20th century, the building was reconstructed and another floor was completed.
The main attraction of this palace were and still are wall paintings by the artist Diego Riviera, who spent about 16 years of his life on them. In these works, the great master showed his vision of Mexico City and Mexico.
Now the palace has three main entrances: the North, which leads to the prison and torture cells South, which leads to the office of the President and closed to visitors and Central, which leads to the main courtyard.
