The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City that hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. Known for short as Bellas Artes, and sometimes called the art cathedral of Mexico, it stands on the western side of the city's historic center, close to the Alameda Central park.
Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own account Completed YearConstruction began in 1904 under Adamo Boari, stalled around 1913, then resumed in 1932 under Federico Mariscal; the building was completed and inaugurated on 29 November 1934. Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account Connections
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
Source Palacio de Bellas Artes (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, located there.
Sources
1. Palacio de Bellas Artes (Wikipedia)
Wikipediaopening paragraph
The Palacio de Bellas Artes ("Palace of Fine Arts") is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City.
History section
Construction resumed in 1932 under Mexican architect Federico Mariscal and was completed in 1934.
Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City that hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. Known for short as Bellas Artes, and sometimes called the art cathedral of Mexico, it stands on the western side of the city's historic center, close to the Alameda Central park.
- In Style: Art Nouveau, infobox architectural_style field: Art Nouveau / Neoclassical (exterior) Art Deco (interior)
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Wikidata Q1139081, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q1139081, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
View the Source3. Palacio de Bellas Artes (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 53.0Quote, Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 53.0
Wikidata item Q1139081, property P2048 (height): 53.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
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