Alameda Central
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Reviewed by:
Johannes
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Adjacent to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in downtown Mexico City is Alameda Central, one of the city’s municipal parks. For curious and intrepid tourists this offers a slightly left-field way into the cultural history of the city and the people who have made it what it is. It is a green garden with paved paths, fountains and statues which is frequently the epicentre of civic events. The area on which the park stands used to be an Aztec marketplace. This was a long time before the park was created in 1592, when Viceroy Luis de Velasco decided to create green space in the city. Presumably he could foresee how Mexico city’s streets would burgeon and sprawl over the surrounding area before even the days of concrete.
The name comes from the Spanish word álamo, which means poplar tree (so named because of the trees that were planted here). This park was part of the Viceroy's plan to develop what was, at that time, the western edge of the city. It has become a symbol of a traditional Mexican park and an unusual vantage point on the culture behind it.
Category: Parks and Gardens
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