El patrimonio rescatado
By: Angeles González Gamio.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Departamento del Distrito Federal
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [México]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Mexico -- Mexico City.; Buildings -- Remodeling for other use -- Mexico -- Mexico City.; Mexico City (Mexico) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Description: "The restoration and remodeling of several important buildings in the historic center of Mexico City is part of a program oriented towards using monuments as modern working environments: banks, artistic spaces, commercial establishments, conference centers, or homes. Magazine-style color photographs show before-and-after states of the restoration projects. Some of the projects examined are the Antiguo Colegio Real de Minas, which today is the Association of Engineers; the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, now the University Museum; and an 18th-century home, now the renowned Café Tacuba"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.