Postal Palace Of Mexico City Photo: The Postal Palace Of Mexico City

Postal Palace of Mexico city is not only a valid post office Mexico city, but also amazing in its decoration of the Palace from the early twentieth century. It is the historic center of the capital, near the Palace of fine arts. Postal Palace was built in the early twentieth century, when it was considered an architectural novelty. In 1985 earthquake, which resulted in the building was hurt. The restorers took him finishing only 1990-ies.

The building was designed by order of Porphyria Diaz - President and Mexican dictator. Not liking people, but it was on his initiative the city began the construction of many luxurious Metropolitan buildings. First, head office post office was located in the Presidential Palace, and later in a small building of the Mint. The Palace-mail is moved only in 1907. Here today, except mail, on the fourth floor is a Museum of Maritime history.

Palacio de Correos, so goes the name of the Palace in Spanish, was created Adamo Bovary, the famous Italian architect. Among the materials used for decoration, and, incidentally, brought from Italy, is dominated by metal, glass, marble and, of course, gold. Time has no power nor on walls or on window gates, nor on the marble staircase, for all time of its existence, they only require restoration after the earthquake. But the post office is valid, and for his day in his steps and corridors passes more than a dozen people.

On the ground floor the attention of visitors attracted an amazing picture. From afar it looks like a large canvas, painted with oil paints. But when you come closer, you will realize that it is a huge mosaic made from postage stamps.

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