Palacio Nacional

Posted: December 17, 2019 by admin

This is the Mexican seat of government similar to our Capitol building. As a tourist you go here to see the famous murals on the second floor exterior walls. Again, they feature revolutionary themes but this seems more appropriate here versus the ones at the Bellas Artes.

Sculpture in the inner gardens area of the Palacio.

Inner courtyard, Palacio Nacional. You can see the murals on the middle floor.

Diego Rivera’s masterpiece, “Epic of the Mexican People,” in the stairwell at the Palacio Nacional. It also wraps around each adjoining wall. Dates from 1925-1935.

Close up of part of the Rivera mural. The pipes are essentially sucking the fruits of the worker’s labor up and out to wall street tycoons.

Close up of one of the murals.

Mural showing the huge gift to the world of corn, originally from Mexico. The peasant has seeds in his hand and a tool to plant them.

Category: Mexico 2019

1 Comments on “Palacio Nacional”

Bill Reeber January 14, 2020, 7:01 pm

That place is incredible. I would love to see the murals! Even the landscaping is beautiful! I now have a new desire to see the real Mexico.

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