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Chapultepec Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Chapultepec) is located on top of Chapultepec Hill. The name Chapultepec stems from the Nahuatl word chapoltepēc which means "at the grasshopper's hill". It is located in the middle of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City at a height of 2,325 meters (7,628 ft) above sea level. The site of the hill was a sacred place for Aztecs, and the buildings atop it have served several purposes during its history, including that of Military Academy, Imperial residence, Presidential home, observatory, and presently, the National Museum of History.
It is the only royal castle in North America that was actually used as the residence of a sovereign: the Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, and his consort Empress Carlota, lived there during the Second Mexican Empire.
Chapultepec Castle, perched atop Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City, is a historic site steeped in Mexico's rich past. Originally a summer residence for Spanish viceroys, it has served many purposes: from a military academy to an imperial residence, and now houses the National Museum of History.
Its lush gardens and commanding views offer a glimpse into the opulence of bygone eras. While it is already part of the Historic center of Mexico City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, Chapultepec Castle is also on the Tentative List of Mexico to become a recognized World Heritage Site in its own right.
A homage to the niños heroes de 1947. The legend goes that in 1947, as U.S. troops invaded the Castle of Chapultepec during the Mexican-American War, that six young cadets from the military school sacrificed their lives protecting the castle and fighting for the patria. His friends killed, the last boy snatched the Mexican flag from atop the castle, wrapped it around himself, and threw himself of the castle roof to his death, in a final show of loyalty to prevent the flag from falling into enemy hands.
The patriotic story is told and retold everywhere in Mexico (a popular street name, painting subject, etc.), though its veracity has been questioned.
The full "Google Street View" address for this is 646 Gran Avenida, Bosque de Chapultepec I Miguel Hidalgo, 11100 Ciudad de Mexico This apartment faces the Bosque De Chapultapec, a massive public park.
Mexico City - Chapultepec Park
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Cárcamo de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Water Collection System) designed by Diego Rivera
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since 1944, the National Museum of History
the castle from above: www.latinamericanstudies.org/mex-war/chapultepec-castle.jpg
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Chapultepec Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Chapultepec) is located on top of Chapultepec Hill. The name Chapultepec stems from the Nahuatl word chapoltepēc which means "at the grasshopper's hill". It is located in the middle of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City at a height of 2,325 meters (7,628 ft) above sea level. The site of the hill was a sacred place for Aztecs, and the buildings atop it have served several purposes during its history, including that of Military Academy, Imperial residence, Presidential home, observatory, and presently, the National Museum of History.
It is the only royal castle in North America that was actually used as the residence of a sovereign: the Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, and his consort Empress Carlota, lived there during the Second Mexican Empire.