Museo del Templo Mayor and the Murals in the Education Department Museum – Mexico City Day 9

When the Spanish conquered Mexico they demolished the Templo Mayor, a massive temple pyramid. The enormous complex was first built around 1325 and was about 200 feet tall. The Templo Mayor site was buried under the cathedral and the Spanish city. In 1978 buildings were demolished and escavations started.

The Templo Mayor Museum displays the amazing things found at the site and what has been learned about the culture.

Next we went to the Ministry of Education building. in the early twentieth century. The former secretary of public education, José Vasconcelos commissioned artists to cover the walls of the building. There are many many Diego Rivera murals covering the walls.

For dinner we went to a highly rated Basque Seafood restaurant, El Danubio. It was excellent.