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| − | '''The Fine Arts Palace''' Mexico City's museum of fine arts. The Palace is foremost a theater but it houses the Palace museum as well as the National Museum of Architecture. | + | '''The Fine Arts Palace''' Mexico City's museum of fine arts (Palacio de Bellas Artes). The Palace is foremost a theater but it houses the Palace museum as well as the National Museum of Architecture. |
President [[Porfirio Diaz]] ordered the construction of this building in the early 1900s. He planned to inaugurate it as part of the celebrations of the centenary of Mexico's independence from [[Spain]]. The Revolution broke out in 1910, interrupting the construction, so it was not completed until 1934. | President [[Porfirio Diaz]] ordered the construction of this building in the early 1900s. He planned to inaugurate it as part of the celebrations of the centenary of Mexico's independence from [[Spain]]. The Revolution broke out in 1910, interrupting the construction, so it was not completed until 1934. | ||
Revision as of 22:57, October 5, 2007
The Fine Arts Palace Mexico City's museum of fine arts (Palacio de Bellas Artes). The Palace is foremost a theater but it houses the Palace museum as well as the National Museum of Architecture.
President Porfirio Diaz ordered the construction of this building in the early 1900s. He planned to inaugurate it as part of the celebrations of the centenary of Mexico's independence from Spain. The Revolution broke out in 1910, interrupting the construction, so it was not completed until 1934.
The building's marble Art Nouveau exterior reflects the Italian architect Adamo Boari's original plans, whereas the interior, designed by Federico Mariscal, has Art Deco elements.
The theater's main attractions are:
- A Tiffany stained glass stage curtain portraying a panoramic view of the Valley of Mexico with its two volcanos
- Murals by Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco.
