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Monumento a la
Revolución
This massive monument to the
Revolution dominates the Plaza
of the Republic. Construction of
the building began during
President Porfirio Díaz's reign,
and was to have housed the
legislature. Following the bloody
revolt, the unfinished shell was
repurposed to memorialize the
Revolution and serve as a
mausoleum for the remains of
some of the uprising's heroes,
including Pancho Villa, Venustiano
Carranza, Francisco I. Madero,
Plutarco Elías Calles, and Lázaro
Cárdenas.
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Carlos
This impressive Neo-Classical
building designed by Manuel
Tolsá houses a most impressive
collection of European art. It
displays paintings from the 15th
to the early 20th century and
includes notable oils from the
Flemish, French, Italian, and
Spanish schools. Highlights
include oils by Rubens, sketches
by Goya, and sculptures by
Rodin.
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El Caballito
Revolución
This excellent museum in the
basement of the Monumento a
la Revolución portrays Mexican
history from 1867 to the
Revolutionary constitution of
1917. The exhibits focus on the
people and events of this period,
telling the story through the use
of photographs, newspaper
headlines announcing the
Revolution, historic documents,
furnishings, displays of the
personal belongings of key
figures, guns and rifles used in
battle of 1914, and a reward
poster for Pancho Villa dated
March 9, 1916.
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(The Little Horse)
This monumental bright yellow
metallic sculpture by renowned
Mexican artist Sebastián was
dedicated in 1992. Considered
one of his finest works, the
statue makes a dramatic
statement and dominates the
plaza it stands in with the
skyscraper known as the Torre
del Caballito behind it. The
modern statue represents the
head of a horse and replaced a
classical sculpture by Manuel
Tolsá of Charles IV on horseback.
It had stood there for 127 years,
until 1979 when the street was
altered. Both sculptures are
known as
El Caballito
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Manuel Tolsa's El Caballito (the original “Little Horse”) now stands
across the street from the Palacio de Minería
