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Palacio de Minería

Buildings and structures completed in 1813Buildings and structures in Mexico CityHistoric center of Mexico CityMuseums in Mexico CityNational Autonomous University of Mexico
Spanish Colonial architecture in Mexico
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The Palace of Mining, also Palace of Mines, (Spanish: Palacio de Minería) is a building in Mexico City, Mexico, considered to be a fine example of Neoclassical architecture in the Americas. It was designed and built between 1797 and 1813 by Valencian Spanish sculptor and architect Manuel Tolsá. It was built to house the Royal School of Mines and Mining of the Royal Court at the request of its director, Fausto Elhuyar, a scientifically-trained mineralogist. Later it housed other institutions such as the National University, the School of Engineering, College of Mines and the Physics Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Today it is a museum that belongs to the Faculty of Engineering of the UNAM. The building is located on Tacuba Street opposite the Plaza Manuel Tolsá and the equestrian statue (Carlos IV of Spain) also sculpted by Tolsá.

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Palacio de Minería
Calle Condesa, Mexico City

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Calle Condesa
06000 Mexico City
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