Palacio de Gobierno

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    Plaza de Armas, Av Corona btwn Morelos & Moreno, city center
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Lonely Planet review

The impressive palacio, which currently houses state government offices, was finished in 1774. Its style mixes simple neoclassical features with riotous Churrigueresque decorations.

The palacio's most interesting artistic feature is a huge mural of Miguel Hidalgo looming over an interior stairway. An angry Hidalgo brandishes a torch in one fist while the masses struggle at his feet. This 1937 artwork is one of José Clemente Orozco's most famous masterpieces; it addressed the pressing issues of his time: communism, fascism and religion. Another Orozco mural in the ex-Congreso (former Congress Hall) depicts Hidalgo, Benito Juárez and other figures important in Mexican history.