Mexico City Diego Rivera 83

The balustrade of the palace has been remodeled, conserving the murals by Diego Rivera that adorn the main stairwell and the walls of the second floor.

In the stairwell is a mural depicting the history of Mexico from 1521 to 1930 and covers an area of 450 m2. These murals were painted between 1929 and 1935, jointly titled "The Epic of the Mexican People". The work is divided like a triptych with each being somewhat autonomous. The right-hand wall contains murals depicting pre-Hispanic Mexico and centers around the life of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

 

In the middle and largest panel, the Conquest is depicted with its ugliness, such as rape and torture, as well as priests defending the rights of the indigenous people. The battle for independence occupies the uppermost part of this panel in the arch. The American and French invasions are represented below this, as well as the Reform period and the Revolution.

 

The left-hand panel is dedicated to early and mid-20th century, criticizing the status quo and depicting a Marxist kind of utopia.

 

Diego also painted 11 panels on the middle floor, such as the "Tianguis of Tlatelolco" (tianguis means "market"), and the "Arrival of Hernán Cortés in Veracruz".

My page about Mexico City on VirtualTourist: members.virtualtourist.com/m/a8215/e9cb4/

 

My playlist about Mexico City on my Youtube channel containing 18 videos

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5 min 01 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWI-hjqRF24 Moscow-Paris-Mexico City flight with Adelita HD

3 min 39 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifVqW7GLGqM Mexico City around by bus part 1

4 min 02 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjE2Ee6T2Po Mexico City around by bus part 2

2 min 48 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3jqm38UGs Mexico City Melia Reforma Hotel part 1

4 min 25 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QNq1trJTsM Mexico City around by bus part 3

3 min 02 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDRH8YohP2A Mexico City Melia Reforma Hotel part 2

2 min 41 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-AQXc9KCOI Mexico City around part 4

5 min 29 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln5fyBSB3fI Mexico City National Palace Diego Rivera part 1

2 min 14 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ais3bJg_EXw Mexico City National Palace part 2

3 min 25 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaF46jNGj3E Mexico City Metropolitan

5 min 18 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gD1z9vRvjM Mexico City around part 5

1 min 24 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=rThp9iYybzk Mexico City Metropolitan Tabernacle

2 min 42 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMAKdiKiI50 Mexico City around part 6

9 min 57 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-K8qaKm3MU Mexico City Anthropology Museum

5 min 16 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JuLRtFlOT4 Mexico City Melia Reforma Hotel part 3

0 min 49 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zbAKjBSFT4 Mexico City Templo Mayor

10 min 51 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULchjze3-38 Mexico City around part 7

8 min 57 sec HD Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb__3VmpRrE Mexico City around part 8.

 

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