National Museum of Anthropology
CityMexico City
CountryMexico
Founded1964
CategoryEthnography
Overview
Pedro Ramirez Vazquez's monumental halls in Chapultepec Park, each gallery opening to a courtyard. The Aztec Sun Stone, the treasures of Moctezuma, the Olmec colossal heads, and Maya stelae from Palenque. The central column fountain pours from a single carved pillar. Mexico's most visited museum.
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