Palacio de Minería
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The Palace of Mining, also Palace of Mines, is a building in Mexico City, Mexico, considered to be a fine example of Neoclassical architecture in the Americas. It was designed and built between 1797 a
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A model of the building at the Manuel Tolsá Museum
Manuel Tolsá
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Manuel Vicente Tolsá Sarrión was a prolific Neoclassical architect and sculptor in Spain and New Spain. He served as the first director of the Academy of San Carlos.
Palacio de Minería
…fine example of Neoclassical architecture in the Americas. It was designed and built between 1797 and 1813 by Valencian Spanish sculptor and architect Manuel Tolsá. It was built to house the Royal School of Mines and Mining of the Royal Court at the request of its director, Fausto Elhuyar, a scientifically-trained…
Portrait of Manuel Tolsá painted by Rafael Ximeno y Planes (National Museum of Art, Mexico City).
Statue of Manuel Tolsá in the square named after him, located in his hometown of Enguera, Valencia, Spain.
Bust of Manuel Tolsá (1853), by Martín Soriano
The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral