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Palace of Iturbide

Mexico · 18th century

Founded
1785
Style
New Spanish Baroque
Location
Cuauhtémoc
Coordinates
19.43352°, -99.13906°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Palace of Iturbide in Mexico
Photo: José Luiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Palace of Iturbide (1779 to 1785) is a large palatial residence located in the historic center of Mexico City at Madero Street #17. It was built by the Count of San Mateo Valparaíso as a wedding gift for his daughter. It gained the name “Palace of Iturbide” because Agustín de Iturbide lived there and accepted the crown of the First Mexican Empire (as Agustin I) at the palace after independence from Spain. Today, the restored building houses the Fomento Cultural Banamex; it has been renamed the Palacio de Cultura Banamex.

Text adapted from “Palace of Iturbide” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Palace of Iturbide ranks #1,422 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 17 mapped in Mexico. Founded 1785, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,655 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Mexico compares in the castle statistics.

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