THingy THings To Do In.... MEXICO

                           

             Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America, It is bordered to the north by the United State. 

México is known as the land of extremes with its dense rainforests and deep canyons. Mostly covered in mountains, Mexico is famous not just for its rich natural resources but for its vibrant culture. It’s home to a great many artists and jaw dropping beaches.

  so if re ever I USA I thing you have to see what is the beautiful city is all about ,so here are the top 6 thingy thing to do in Mexico.

1. National Anthropology Museum

The place where you can feed your curiosity for Mexico’s pre-Columbian cultures, the National Anthropology Museum is rich with artefacts and anthropological exhibits spanning millennia.

More than a trip into Mexico’s past, the museum cuts to the core of modern Mexican identity and pays tribute to its indigenous people.

There’s in-depth information and artefacts (reliefs, statues, murals and much more) for every pre-Hispanic culture on Mexican territory, including the Olmecs, Mayans and Aztecs.

Don’t leave without seeing the world-famous Aztec Sun Stone, an intricately carved calendar stone, weighing 20 tons and with an image of the sun god Tonatiuh at its centre.

The museum is also the place to investigate Tenochtitlan, the Aztec city demolished by the Spanish to make way for the modern capital.

2. Chapultepec Castle

At the top of the rocky Chapultepec Hill in the namesake forest, the palatial Chapultepec Castle was begun in 1783 and is the only castle in the Americas existing from the days of New Spain.

A kind of Mexican Versailles, with formal gardens and sumptuous views of the city from terraces, Chapultepec was a summer residence for the Viceroy and after the revolution became the seat of Emperor Maximilian I. Over the last 240 years the complex has been an observatory and military academy, and today houses the National History Museum, full of weapons, murals, maps and artefacts like the Imperial Coach.

You’ll take a self-guided tour of the palace interiors, embellished with stained glass, damask wallpaper, portraits, musical instruments and furniture from the royal and imperial periods.

3. Palacio de Belles Artes

A cultural venue fitting for a capital, the Palacio de Belles Artes is a stirring Historicist and Art Nouveau monument on the east side of the Alameda Central park.

While the building was started in 1904, construction was delayed in 1913 and wouldn’t be resumed until the early 30s.

So the interior has a later Art Deco design, calling on pre-Hispanic motifs like Maya Chaac masks on light fittings and serpents’ heads on window arches.

To really appreciate the full splendour of the auditorium, which has an incredible glass curtain designed by Tiffany’s, you have to come for a performance, preferably by the Ballet Folklórico de México.

On a typical day, you’ll be able to head to the first floor for murals by Diego Rivera.

4.Historic Centre

The oldest part of Mexico City is built on an a former island where the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan once stood.

This was besieged in 1521 by the Spanish and, once conquered, was completely razed.

The lake surrounding Tenochtitlan was drained, which is why the ground under Mexico City is so soft.

Many of the monuments in the Historic Centre are on sites that were once important to its pre-Columbian residents: The Cathedral is over the ruins of the main Aztec temple, while the National Palace stands where the palace of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma used to be.

The Historic Centre is a World Heritage Site, full of Baroque and Historicist architecture including churches, palaces, many housing museums.

5. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Built over the ruins of the Aztec sacred precinct next for the Templo Mayor, the Cathedral went up in stages from 1573 to 1813. The plan was drawn up by the Spanish architect Claudio de Arciniega and takes cues from the Late Gothic churches in Spain.

Covering 6,732 square metres it’s the 28th-largest religious building in the world.

And because of that lengthy construction period, the Cathedral is a medley of styles including Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical.

Inside it could take hours to see all of the 16 chapels, the pair of 18th-century organs, the glorious Gothic and Renaissance sacristy and the opulent Altars of the Kings and of Forgiveness.

6. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mexico’s national shrine is one of the most visited places of Catholic worship in the world.

On the Marian Square of the Americas, it is set near the Tepeyac Hill, where Juan Diego, the first indigenous saint on the American continent, is claimed to have witnessed Marian apparitions on four occasions in December 1531. There are two basilicas on the square.

The older dates to 1709, but needed to be replaced in the mid-1970s when it was found to be sinking, and has opened again only recently after foundation repair.

Consecrated in 1976, the circular modern basilica is 100 metres in diameter, with a capacity for 10,000 worshippers.

That round layout allows you to see the image of the Virgin from any angle, while the most venerated relic is the cloak of Juan Diego, which survived a bomb attack in the old basilica in 1921.

   Hope that blog will help you out when you are there for me I have never been to Mexico so people how visited this magical place where are you, we may need your help if you know more about this city just comment it below 

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