Monument to the Revolution — Attraction in Mexico City

The monument of the revolution has a very interesting museum in the basement, that shows the scale and architectural plans of the original legislative palace, that was supposed to be build there! The building was initially planned during the regime of president Porfirio Díaz and "was intended as the unequaled monument to Porfirian glory."[1] The building would hold the deputies and senators congress chambers, but the project was not finished due to the war of Mexican Revolution. 25 years later, the old structure was converted into a monument to the Mexican Revolution by Mexican architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia. The monument is considered the tallest triumphal arch in the world, it stands 67 metres (220 ft) in height.

The project was planned in 1897, and the government allocated 5 million pesos for its construction. Since the building was a major public project, there was a competition to design it, but no contender was given the first prize. After numerous scandals for the competition and its conditions, the government of Porfirio Díaz appointed a French architect, Émile Bénard to design and construct the palace. The government's selection of a Frenchman as architect, who produced a neoclassical design with "characteristic touches of the French renaissance,"points to government officials' aim to demonstrate Mexico's rightful place as an advanced nation. Díaz laid the first stone in 1910 during the centennial celebrations of Independence, when Díaz also inaugurated the Monument to Mexican Independence ("The Angel of Independence"). The bulding structure was constructed with iron and rather than local Mexican materials used in the stone façade, the design called for Italian marble and...

Great experience, if you are afraid of heights go in companies who doesn't, on the top they have a coffee shop and viewpoints, prices affordables, if you buy the tour you get the history of the building and the revolution, ceramic figures of the principal actors of the revolution, and art like photos and sculptures, if you go to the top of the top called linternilla, it's a great view of the city but the vertigo it's outstanding, bathrooms are in the second floor I suggest go there before to go up at linternilla, the bathrooms are fine but in my case there's was not soap for washing the hands and paper for your needs, in the bathrooms of the girls same situation, so check before do your needs and demand for it. After all, great experience, time spended about 4 hours easy, Go during the week. Una gran experiencia, si le temes a las alturas ve con alguien que te pueda acompañar y que te ayude, al precio menor del museo te lleva a la cafetería, y al mirador, al más caro te lleva a lo más alto que se llama linternilla donde te da una hermosa vista de la ciudad pero el vértigo es fuerte, antes de subir ahí, si necesitas el baño esta en el segundo piso por lo que ve antes de subir, en mi caso no había jabón ni papel de baño por lo que chequen antes de hacer y exijan por ellos, el tour es bonito te da un recorrido dentro del monumento y te da la historia de dicho edificio y de la revolución, muestran figuras de personajes y arte como fotos y esculturas, tiempo de recorrido tranquilamente 4 horas, bonita experiencia háganlo...

Unveiled in 1938, this monument contains the tombs of the revolutionary and post-revolutionary heroes Pancho Villa, Francisco Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Plutarco Elías Calles and Lázaro Cárdenas. The star today is the 65m-high summit paseo linternilla accessed by glass elevator and opening to a spiraling staircase that ascends to a round terrace with a panoramic view of the city. Below it is the equally impressive, though not as tall, 360 observation deck, which is as high as you can go without the all-access pass.

You can also access the skeleton of the structure in the 1910 Structure Galleries, and there is an interesting basement art gallery, the Paseo Cimentación, where you can check out temporary art exhibitions amid a labyrinth of gigantic steel beams that serve as the structure's foundation.

Underlying the plaza and monument, the spruced-up Museo Nacional de la Revolución covers a 63-year period, from the implementation of the constitution guaranteeing human rights in 1857 to the installation of the post-revolutionary government in 1920. Explanatory text is in Spanish only. Originally meant to be a legislative chamber, construction of the Monumento a la Revolución was interrupted by the Revolution, and there was talk of demolishing the building, but instead it was modified and given a new role.

Kids love frolicking in the plaza's geyser-like fountains, while at night the monument's renovated architectural features are highlighted by...