Palacio de Minería
Mexico City, Mexico
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The Palacio de Minería is a Neoclassical building on Tacuba Street in Mexico City, regarded as a fine example of the style in the Americas. Designed and built between 1797 and 1813 by the Valencian sculptor and architect Manuel Tolsá, it was commissioned to house the Royal School of Mines and Mining at the request of its director, the mineralogist Fausto Elhuyar. It later housed various educational institutions and is today a museum belonging to the Faculty of Engineering of the UNAM.
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