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Casa de los Azulejos depicted in a painting of 1858 during the Reform War. Casa de los Azulejos in 1920. [5] The house is currently on the Callejón de la Condesa, between 5 de Mayo Street and what is now Madero Street. Madero Street was laid out in the 16th century and originally called San Francisco Street, after the church and monastery here ...
It was changed to Ciudad de San Cristóbal in 1829. “de las Casas” was added in 1848 in honor of Bartolomé de las Casas. There were some modifications in the early 20th century to the name but it returned to San Cristóbal de las Casas in 1943. [2] In the Tzotzil and Tzeltal languages the name of the area is Jovel, “the place in the ...
Cuarenta Casas (literally "40 houses") is an archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Construction of the site is attributed to the Mogollon culture . Located in Vallecito in the municipality of Casas Grandes , Chihuahua , Forty Houses is believed to be the southernmost site related to the period of Mogollon influence.
Mexico's first project of high-density, low-cost housing was the Centro Urbano Alemán (1947–49), Mexico City, by Mario Pani. Perhaps the most ambitious project of modern architecture was the construction, begun in 1950, of Ciudad Universitaria outside Mexico City, a complex of buildings and grounds housing the National Autonomous University ...
The Casa de Allende (Allende House) museum was the home of Ignacio Allende, who was a principal figure in the early part of the Mexican War of Independence. The structure was built in 1759 with Baroque and Neoclassical elements, located next to the San Miguel parish church. [ 36 ]
Casa Na Bolom, exterior, 2013. Casa Na Bolom is located in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.It was the home of archeologist Frans Blom and his wife, documentary photographer, journalist, environmental pioneer Gertrude Duby Blom.
A Mapuche ruka in 1930. A ruka or ruca is a traditional Mapuche house type. Rukas were originally round with a conical roof.Rucas are typically built communally. Rukas traditionally lack windows and are made up a single open space in the interior. [1]
Bahareque, is an ancient construction system used within the Americas.The name is said to come from the word bajareque, is an old Spanish term for walls made of bamboo (guadua in Spanish) and soil.