Reforma Grand Boulevard Walk

The stone base in the center of the glorieta stands empty where a statue of Christopher Columbus once looked down Paseo de la Reforma. In twenty twenty-one, feminist collectives occupied the site, renaming it for women who struggle. They…

The Monument to Cuauhtémoc features a bronze statue of the final Aztec emperor standing atop a high, tiered base inspired by pre-Hispanic architecture. Miguel Noreña designed the statue for the eighteen eighty-seven World Exposition in…

The circular traffic island at the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma holds a massive ahuehuete tree, its bare, gray branches standing in stark contrast to the manicured greenery of the surrounding boulevard. This tree replaced the…

The Angel of Independence stands as a golden bronze statue perched atop a hollow stone column in the center of the Paseo de la Reforma. Porfirio Diaz commissioned the monument for the centennial of the Mexican War of Independence in…

The bronze Diana the Huntress stands atop a tall, fluted column, her bow drawn toward the sky. Sculptor Juan Olaguibel modeled the figure after Helvia Martinez Verdayes, a nineteen year old secretary who posed in secret for several months.…

The Estela de Luz stands as a slender, hundred-four-meter pillar of quartz panels in the heart of Mexico City. Built for the two hundredth anniversary of independence in twenty-ten, the project ran sixteen months late and tripled its…

Two large bronze lions stand guard at the entrance to Chapultepec Park, casting heavy shadows across the wide stone path. This gateway serves as the primary ceremonial entry to the forest, defined by its iron gates and the flanking feline…