Banco de México building (Mexico City)

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The Banco de México building in Mexico City is a prominent early 20th-century institutional structure renowned for its Art Deco architecture and sculptural ornamentation, designed by Mexican architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bank headquarters
building
cultural heritage site
architect Alfredo Zayas
Carlos Obregón Santacilia
architecturalFeature large arched openings
ornamental friezes
sculpted allegorical figures
symmetrical façade
vertical pilasters
architecturalStyle Art Deco
Beaux-Arts
category Art Deco architecture in Mexico
Bank buildings in Mexico
Office buildings in Mexico City
completionDate 1930s
context modernization of Mexico’s financial institutions after the Mexican Revolution
country Mexico
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2240 metres
function houses offices of the central bank
hasPart banking hall
bronze doors
corner tower volume
main façade
rooftop level
sculptural reliefs
vaults
hasSculpturalDecorationBy Mexican sculptors of the early 20th century
heritageDesignation listed building in the Historic Center of Mexico City
inception early 20th century
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Historic Center of Mexico City
locatedNear Alameda Central
Palacio de Bellas Artes
location Mexico City
materialUsed bronze
stone
occupant Banco de México
linked to: Bank of Mexico
ownedBy Banco de México
linked to: Bank of Mexico
partOf Historic Center of Mexico City
significance iconic example of institutional Art Deco in Mexico
significantProjectOf Carlos Obregón Santacilia
streetAddress Avenida 5 de Mayo
Avenida Hidalgo
stylePeriod post-revolutionary Mexican architecture
use central bank headquarters
office building

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Carlos Obregón Santacilia notableWork Banco de México building (Mexico City)
Cuauhtémoc (Mexico City borough) contains Bank of Mexico headquarters
linked to: Banco de México building (Mexico City)
Mexico City urban core hasLandmark Bank of Mexico headquarters
linked to: Banco de México building (Mexico City)