TR11 Edificio de la Lotería and the Monumento a la Revolución

Tour Leader: Maxwell Smith-Holmes, Princeton University

$25 • AIA CES: 1.5 LU • Capacity: 15
Walking • Mobility Level: ML4

This tour examines two landmarks that reflect the architectural and political transformations of Mexico City in the first half of the twentieth century. The first stop is the Edificio de la Lotería Nacional (National Lottery Building), known as El Moro. Construction began in 1933 but faced major engineering challenges due to the site’s waterlogged subsoil. Completed in 1946, it was briefly the tallest building in the city and became notable for its Art Deco design and for being the first building in Mexico to feature an electric neon sign. The second stop is the Monumento a la Revolución (Monument to the Mexican Revolution). Originally conceived as a legislative palace under Porfirio Díaz, the unfinished structure was transformed in the 1930s by architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia into a memorial. Combining Art Deco with Socialist Realism, it houses a mausoleum for key figures of the Revolution.

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Hilton Mexico City Reforma, Avenida Juárez 70, Col. Centro, Ciudad de México, Mexico

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