NH Collection Mexico City Reforma

Built in the colonial period as a summer residence for the viceroy, it was used for different purposes in the course of time: from gunpowder warehouse to military academy in 1841: • It is the only genuine castle in America. • It has a boulevard that directly connects the imperial residence with downtown, currently known as Paseo de la Reforma. • It was the oficial residence of emperador Maximiliano I of México.

The Fine Arts Palace, sited in the Mexico City Historical Center, the country’s most important center, is destined to all kinds of culture expressions. Construction began in 1904, with the purpose of replacing the demolished Teatro Nacional de Mexico (Mexico National Theater). The Italian architect Adamo Boari was in charge of the project: • Eclectic building, it blends the styles of Art nouveau and Art deco. • Its construction was on the occasion of the celebration of the Independence Centenary. • Home of the big fire-proof curtain (only Opera Theater in the world to have one) with the images of the Mexican volcanoes. • María Callas inaugurated the stage in 1950, performing Norma.

It is located in junction of Paseo de la Reforma, Río Tíber and Florencia. The inauguration was in 1910 by commands of Porfirio Díaz (former Mexico president) with the purpose of commemorating the Independence Centenary. The Angel of Independence is one of the most emblematic monuments: • Popularly known as El Ángel (The Angel). • Honorary column topped by the statue of Victoria Alada (Winged Victory). • Used as an cultural icon of Mexico City. • It rises from a staggered pedestal, made of different statues and inscriptions allegoric to the country’s Independence. • Numerous kinds of festivities and national demonstrations take place at the Angel.

Museo de Antropología One of the most important museographical institutions of Mexico and Latin America. It is designed to hold and exhibit the archeological legacy of the Mesoamarica natives, and, as well, to acknowledge the country’s current ethnical diversity. The current building was constructed between 1963 and 1964, in the Chapultepec woods: • It has 23 permanent exhibition halls, 1 temporary exhibition hall and two auditoriums. • Its collection consists on numerous archeological and ethnographical pieces, which came from all parts of the country. • The Sun Stone is the heart of the museum. • Teotihuacan monumental sculptures dedicated to the water gods. • Treasure of the tomb of King Pakal. • The Monolito of Tláloc guards the entrance to the museum.