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Landmarks in Monterrey — in Nuevo León state, northern Mexico. Pages in category "Landmarks in Monterrey" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Cerro del Obispado (Spanish for Bishopric Hill) is a famous landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, named after the building constructed in the middle of the slope by the end of the 18th century.
The Monterrey metropolitan area, also known as Greater Monterrey, refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey , the metropolitan area is the 2nd-largest in Mexico.
With a pole weighting 120 metric tons (130 short tons) and 100.6 metres (330 ft) of height and the flag measuring 50 by 28.6 metres (164 by 94 ft) and weighing 230 kilograms (510 lb) (doubling the size of most monumental flags) this place is a very attractive landmark for tourists as well as for locals.
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Palacio del Obispado on Cerro del Obispado in Monterrey. The Palacio del Obispado, Spanish for Bishop's Palace, also known as El Obispado or the Bishop's Museum, originally called Palacio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is an 18th-century colonial building, located in Monterrey, Nuevo León state, Northeastern Mexico.
The city anchors the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest in Mexico with an estimated population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and it is also the second-most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP of US$140 billion in 2015. According to the 2020 census, Monterrey itself has a population of 1,142,194.
The Macroplaza or La Gran Plaza is a town square or plaza located in the heart of the city of Monterrey, Mexico. [1] The Macroplaza is the fifth-largest plaza in the world and the largest Plaza in Mexico. It has an extension of 400,000 square metres consisting of various monuments, smaller plazas and gardens.