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Historic centre o Mexico Ceety
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The historic centre o Mexico Ceety is kent as the "Centro" or "Centro Histórico" an aw. This neeborheid is focused on the Zócalo or main plaza in Mexico Ceety an extends in aw directions for a nummer o blocks wi its farthest extent bein wast tae the Alameda Central[1] The Zocalo is the mucklest plaza in Laitin Americae[2] an the seicont mucklest in the warld efter Moscow's Red Square.[3] It can hauld up tae naurhaund 100,000 fowk.[4]
Historic centre o Mexico Ceety Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México | |
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![]() The Zócalo, the main plaza o Mexico Ceety an the hert o the Centro Histórico | |
Coordinates: 19°25′58.09″N 99°07′59.68″W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
Ceety | Mexico Ceety |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Offeecial name | Historic Centre o Mexico Ceety an Xochimilco |
Teep | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv, v |
Designatit | 1987 (11t session) |
Reference no. | 412 |
State Pairty | Mexico |
Region | Laitin Americae an the Caribbean |
This section o the ceety haes juist ower nine square km an occupees 668 blocks. It contains 9,000 biggins, 1,550 o it haes been declared o historical importance. Maist o thir historic biggins wur constructit atween the 16t an 20t centuries. It is dividit inta twa zones for preservation purposes. Zone A encompasses the pre-Hispanic ceety an its expansion frae the Viceroy period till Unthirldom. Zone B covers the auries aw ither constructions tae the end o the 19t century that are considered indispensable tae the preservation o the aurie's airchitectural an cultural heritage.[5]
This is whaur the Spaniards began tae bigg whit is nou modren Mexico Ceety in the 16t century on the ruins o the conquered Tenochtitlan, caipital o the Aztec Empire.[2] As the centre o the auncient Aztec Empire an the seat o pouer for the Spainyie colony o New Spain, the Centro Historico contains maist o the ceety's historic steids frae baith eras as well as a lairge nummer o museums. This haes made it a Warld Heritage Steid.[1]