National Palace

…seat of power is the National Palace, originally the residence of the viceroys during the colonial period. It is located on the east side of the Zócalo, where enormous crowds gather every September 15 at 11 pm (on the eve of Mexican Independence Day) to join the president in the…

… in Cuernavaca (1930) and the National Palace in Mexico City (1930–35) depict various aspects of Mexican history in a more didactic narrative style.

…a grand stairwell within the National Palace in Mexico City by Diego Rivera over a period of six years, from 1929 to 1935. Commissioned by the government of Mexico, it describes Mexico from the time before the arrival of Europeans, through conquest and various wars, including those for independence, and…