Colegio de San Ildefonso

Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso

museum in Mexico City

#41 in Mexico City / #203 in Mexico

by Eneas De Troya from Mexico City, México

/ CC BY 2.0

Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City is a historic and cultural landmark that originally served as a Jesuit boarding school. Founded in the late 16th century, it has been transformed over the centuries and now operates as a museum and cultural center. The building is renowned for its stunning colonial architecture and for housing an impressive collection of murals by famous Mexican artists such as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco. The murals depict significant social and political themes, making the site an important repository of Mexican cultural and artistic heritage.

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