Zócalo
Zócalo is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City. Prior to the colonial period, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.Photo: schlaeger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Photo: Fotoarte75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 190 metres north of Zócalo.
Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the historic center of the city, in the Cuauhtémoc borough.
Localities in the Area
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, around the Plaza de la Constitución, is an area clearly different from the rest of the city.
Tepito
Photo: A01168527, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tepito is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in the Cuauhtémoc, a borough of Mexico City bordered by Avenida del Trabajo, Paseo de la Reforma, Eje 1, and Eje 2.
Tlatelolco
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico.
Zócalo
- Type: Square
- Description: Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City
- Categories: zócalo, tourist attraction, tourism and locality
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.43271° or 19° 25' 58" northLongitude
-99.13316° or 99° 7' 59" westOpen Location Code
76F2CVM8+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 1178715077OpenStreetMap Feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1348507Zócalo Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Armenian: Սահմանադրության հրապարակ
- Basque: Konstituzio plaza (Mexiko Hiria)
- Basque: Konstituzio plaza
- Bulgarian: Площад на Конституцията
- Catalan: Plaza de la Constitución
- Chinese: 宪法广场
- Czech: Plaza de la Constitución
- Danish: Zócalo
- Dutch: Plaza de la Constitución
- English: El Zocalo
- English: El Zócalo
- English: Plaza de la Constitucion
- English: Plaza de la Constitución
- English: Zocalo
- English: Zocalo Square
- English: Zocolo
- Finnish: Zócalo
- French: Place de la Constitution
- French: Zócalo
- French: place de la Constitution
- German: Plaza de la Constitución
- German: Sockel
- Hebrew: סוקאלו
- Hungarian: Alkotmány tér
- Hungarian: Plaza de la Constitución
- Hungarian: Zócalo
- Indonesian: Zócalo
- Irish: Zócalo
- Italian: El Zócalo
- Italian: Zocalo
- Italian: Zócalo
- Italian: piazza della Costituzione
- Japanese: ソカロ
- Japanese: ソカロ広場
- Japanese: 憲法広場
- Korean: 소칼로
- Korean: 쏘깔로 광장
- Norwegian: Plaza de la Constitución
- Norwegian Bokmål: Plaza de la Constitución
- Persian: زوکالو
- Polish: Zócalo
- Portuguese: El Zócalo
- Portuguese: Plaza de la Constitución
- Portuguese: Praça da Constituição
- Portuguese: Zócalo
- Russian: Площадь Конституции
- Russian: Площадь Сокало
- Slovak: Plaza de la Constitución
- Slovenian: Zócalo
- Spanish: El Zócalo
- Spanish: Plaza de la Constitucion
- Spanish: Plaza de la Constitución
- Spanish: Zócalo
- Spanish: Zócalo CDMX
- Spanish: Zócalo de la Ciudad de México
- Swedish: Plaza de la Constitución
- Turkish: Zócalo
- Ukrainian: Площа Конституції (Мехіко)
- Piazza della Costituzione
- Plaza Mayor
- Площа Конституції
Other Places Named Zócalo
In the Area
Landmarks
- Ventana Arquel'ogicaArchaeological site, 110 metres north
- Ventana Arquel'ogicaArchaeological site, 110 metres north
- Ventana ArquelógicaArchaeological site, 110 metres north
- Ventana Arquel'ogicaArchaeological site, 120 metres north
- Ventana ArquelógicaArchaeological site, 120 metres north
- Museo Salón de CabildosMuseum, 140 metres southwest
Other Places
- ZócaloRailway stop, 110 metres southeast
- Best Western Hotel MajesticHotel, 130 metres west
- Go MartConvenience store, 120 metres west
- Sombreros TardánClothing store, 130 metres west
- Cocina central 1812Bar, 140 metres west
- Primer CuadroRestaurant, 130 metres west
Popular Destinations in Mexico City
Escape to a Random Place
About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Zócalo. Photo: schlaeger, CC BY-SA 2.0.