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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.
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 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.
Faro del Comercio is a monument designed by the accomplished Mexican architect Luis Barragán and constructed in 1984 by architect Raúl Ferrera.It is a recognizable sight in Monterrey among many other modern manmade landmarks, such as Neptune's Fountain (Fuente de la Vida), the Monterrey City Hall, the Papal Bridge (El Puente del Papa), and the Bridge of Unity (Puente de la Unidad) in San ...
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.