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26 noviembre, 2023
September, month of national holidays. Pure Mexican party!
26 noviembre, 2023What many years ago was known as the “City of Palaces”, is currently the Historic Center, which can be visited more easily if the lodging option is the hotels near the Zócalo.
Whether for a quiet vacation plan with the family, or a more dynamic one with friends, Stanza Hotel has the right spaces for tourists to find the rest they need after enjoying the historical buildings that surround the Zócalo.
To learn a little about that history, let's look at some interesting facts about the Zócalo.
The site is called that because in 1843 the Spanish architect Lorenzo de la Hidalga built, on a plinth, a monument to Independence in the center of the capital.
The Plaza de la Constitución is a large, well-known space in the capital, which has had several names, some of them being Plaza de Armas, Plaza Principal and Plaza del Palacio.
The surface of this square is 46,800 square meters, which is why it is considered the second largest in the world, only surpassed by Moscow's Red Square.
In the viceregal era, the Zócalo was known as “El Parián”, because people occupied it as a market to sell their merchandise, such as fabrics and tableware brought from China.
The Historic Center is the oldest area of Mexico City, it is located approximately 20 minutes from Stanza. This proximity is the reason why we are recommended among the hotels near the Historic Center, and it is also an advantage for tourists to get to know some of the places of interest in the heart of the capital.
