Antonio Rivas Mercado
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Antonio Rivas Mercado was a Mexican architect, engineer and restorer. He is considered the preeminent Mexican architect of the late 19th century and early 20th century. His most famous project was the
Monumento a la Independencia, Mexico City (1910)
Torres Adalide House, Mexico City (1884)
Renovation of the Hacienda de Chapingo (now the Chapingo Autonomous University), Texcoco (1896)
Rivas Mercado House (now an architecture museum), Mexico City (1897)
Tepic
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Tepic is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality.
Antonio Rivas Mercado
…design of the Independence Column in downtown Mexico City. He was the director of the Academy of San Carlos from 1903 to 1912. Rivas Mercado was born in Tepic in the then Territory of Tepic, on 26 February 1853. His parents decided to send him to study in Europe at the age of 10. Eventually, he studied Fine…
Top:Panoramic view of Tepic and Sangangüey Volcano, from Santiago Hills, Second:Tepic Cathedral, Al Niño Heroe monument in Juan Escutia Park, Independent Obelisk in Bicentenario Square, (left to right) Third:Tepic Government Palace, Fourth:A crucifix statue in Cruz Hills, Bottom:Tepic Institution Technology Center (Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic)
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
View of the ruins of Jauja