Mexico · 16th century
The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico. Since 2018 it has also served as the official residence for the President of Mexico. It is located on Mexico City's main square, the Plaza de la Constitución (El Zócalo). This site has been a palace for the ruling class of Mexico since the Aztec Empire, and much of the current palace's building materials are from the original one that belonged to the 16th-century leader Moctezuma II.
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National Palace (Mexico) ranks #216 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 10 mapped in Mexico. Founded 1522, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 20,371 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Mexico compares in the castle statistics.
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