Casa De Azulejos

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  • Address
    Madero 4, Centro Histórico
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  • Phone
    5512 9820
  • Transport
    underground rail: Allende

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A block east toward the Zócalo stands one of the city's gems, the Casa de Azulejos. Dating from 1596, it was built for the Condes (Counts) del Valle de Orizaba. Although the superb tile work that has adorned the outside walls since the 18th century is Spanish and Moorish in style, most of the tiles were actually produced in China and shipped to Mexico on the Manila naos (Spanish galleons used up to the early 19th century).

The building now houses a Sanborns restaurant in a covered courtyard around a Moorish fountain. The staircase has a 1925 mural by Orozco.