World Trade Center Mexico City

Why go

tallest building in Mexico City (including antenna), or fourth when measured by its 191m (587ft) roof height. When talking about the World Trade Center México, one usually is referring to the uniquely shaped tower. The complex also includes a convention center, cultural center, parking facilities, a multi-screen cinema, a revolving 45th-floor luxury restaurant, and shopping center with Sears.

What to look for

• Notice how World Trade Center Mexico City relates to the surrounding streets and skyline.
• Look for surviving details that reveal the site's principal historical layer.

The full story

as an anchor tenant. It will also include a 22-floor hotel, which is currently under construction. Located on Avenida de los Insurgentes, the complex is served by the Polyforum station of the Metrobús Bus rapid transit system, located a few meters away. The station is named after the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, a part of the WTC complex. History The Hotel de México project included, of course, a hotel building as well as a cultural center housing the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros and several other facilities aimed at making the complex a hub for business, culture, tourism and architecture. It never really functioned as a hotel, and, due to political and economical reasons, the tower as well as the rest of the complex were left in an unfinished state, save for the Polyforum. In the mid 1980s, a project was started to turn the Hotel de México complex into an international business center. Mr. Suárez backed the idea and, although he died in 1988, the remodeling began with partial public funding in.

Useful to know

• Allow enough time to see World Trade Center Mexico City and its immediate setting without rushing.
• Check current official access information before entering any managed interior.

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