The National Monuments of Mexico refers to the buildings and monuments that are protected heritage of the nation, and are declared as such in the ''Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Arqueológicos e Históricos'' maintained by the
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and the ''Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Artísticos'' maintained by the
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura
The Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL, en, National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature), located in the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, is the Mexican institution in charge of coordinating artistic and cultural ...
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Archeological monuments and zones
"Archaeological" refers to paleontological and pre-Hispanic structures, zones, remnants, etc.
Historical monuments
"Historical" refers to post-Conquest 16th- to 19th-century structures, zones, documents, etc.
Due to their importance in Mexico's art history, all works by
José María Velasco Gómez,
Dr. Atl,
José Clemente Orozco and
Diego Rivera
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the ...
were declared historical monuments.
Artistic monuments
"Artistic" refers to properties that are of significant aesthetic value.
The valuation of aesthetic value is left to the ''Comisión Nacional de Zonas y Monumentos Artísticos'' (National Commission of Artistic Zones and Monuments). This commission is composed of the Director of INBAL, a representative of the Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología, a representative of UNAM, and three individuals affiliated with the arts picked by the Director.
Some works from artists such as
Frida Kahlo,
David Alfaro Siqueiros and
Remedios Varo
María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga (16 December 1908 – 8 October 1963) was a Spanish-born Mexican surrealist artist working in Spain, France, and Mexico.
Early life
Remedios Varo Uranga was born in Anglès, is a small town ...
have been deemed artistic monuments.
References
{{commonscat, Monuments and memorials in Mexico
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Cultural heritage of Mexico