Fundidora Park (''Parque Fundidora'' in Spanish) is an

urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...

located in the Mexican city of

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

, built in what once were the grounds of the

Monterrey Foundry The Monterrey Foundry (In Spanish: ''Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, S.A.)'' was a Mexican iron and steel foundry founded in 1900 in the city of Monterrey, becoming the first such foundry in Latin America and, for many years, the most ...

, the first

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and

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, and, for many years, the most important one in the region.

History and location

The Parque Fundidora is located inside the grounds formerly occupied by ''Fundidora Monterrey'', a steel foundry company of great importance to the economic development of the city during the 20th century. After its bankruptcy in 1986, Federal and State government showed interest in using the land to create a public park with the aim to preserve its history as well as being a center of culture, business, entertainment and ecological awareness for the people of the city. In 1988 the land was expropriated and the ''Fideicomiso Fundidora'' ''(Fundidora Trust)'' was created to manage it in an arrangement between the State government and private investment. Construction began in 1989, starting with the preservation of historically important buildings and structures within the foundry and the dismantling of the others, followed by the construction of the CINTERMEX convention center,

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amusement park, a hotel and a cinematheque. Construction and rehabilitation continued during the rest of the 1990s. The park opened on February 24, 2001, with an area of , receiving the additional name of ''Museum of Industrial Archaeology Site''. In 2010 the ''Paseo Santa Lucía'' development, consisting of a artificial river and accompanying river-walk, is incorporated to the park bringing it into its current state, with a total area of , of which are green space, 2 lakes, 23 fountains, 16 buildings, 27 large scale industrial structures and 127 pieces of steel-making machinery and tools of historical importance to the state of

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. There's also a long track surrounding the original section of the park.

Buildings

Monterrey Arena

Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for concerts, shows and indoor sports like indoor soccer or basketball. It used to be the home arena of the Monterrey Fury indoor soccer team and the Fuerza Regia, a professional basketball team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional and the Monterrey La Raza, a team in the NISL. The Arena Monterrey is owned by Publimax S.A. de C.V. (TV Azteca Northeast), part of the Avalanz Group, who owns 80% and by TV Azteca who owns 20%. The arena is 480,000 square feet (45,000 m) in size.

Cintermex

Parque Fiesta Aventuras

Parque Fiesta Aventuras (formerly Parque Plaza Sésamo) is a theme park located in the complex that originally opened in 1995. The park was operated under a license from

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, the owners of ''

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'' and ''

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''. On May 18, 2022, the park announced that it would rebrand as Parque Fiesta Aventuras for the 2022 season following a two-year period of closure. The reason for the rebranding was not classified by the park, but is likely that the owners had terminated the license to use the Plaza Sésamo branding and characters.

Auditorio Banamex

Auditorio Citibanamex Auditorio Banamex (formerly named Auditorio Coca-Cola, Auditorio Fundidora and Auditorio Citibanamex) is an indoor amphitheatre, located in Fundidora Park, in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It was the primary venue for concerts until the Arena Monterre ...

(formerly named Auditorio Coca-Cola, Auditorio Fundidora and Auditorio Banamex) is an indoor amphitheatre with a capacity of 8,200.
The amphitheatre opened in 1994 with a sponsorship by

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, and it was the primary venue for concerts until the

Arena Monterrey Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for shows, concerts and indoor sports like indoor soccer, arena football and basketball. It used to be the home arena of the Monterrey Fury indoor soccer team and the ...

opened in 2003.

Centro de las Artes

Museo de Acero

Visualscapes

File:Torre de la Fundidora.jpg, post-industrial Tower File:Steel mill Fundidora Park.jpg, Horno 3 - 3rd Blast Furnace File:Parque Fundidora (2).jpg File:Parque Fundidora.jpg, Green Field File:Structure in Fundidora Park.jpg File:Parque Fundidora (Monterrey).jpg, Horno 3 before restoration File:Fountain in Parque Fundidora.jpg, Fountain File:Steel Structure Fundidora Park.jpg, Steel Structure Fundidora Park File:Antigua Nave Lewis Parque Fundidora.jpg, Expo Center @ the Old Lewis Building.
Host of the

2007 Universal Forum of Cultures The Universal Forum of Cultures Monterrey 2007 was an international event that took place in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, starting on September and ending in December of mentioned year. The Forum, as it is commonly referred to, is a global event ...

File:Cintermex1.jpg, Interior de CINTERMEX. File:Fundidora2.jpg, Vista a la torre. File:Fundidora3a.jpg, Vista a fundidora. File:Fundidora4.jpg, Paseo Santa Lucía. File:Fundidora6.jpg, Vista al Horno 3. File:Fundidora7.jpg, Entrada al museo. File:Fundidora9.jpg, Parque Fundidora. File:Fundidora10.jpg, Chimeneas del parque y vista al Cerro de la Silla. File:Fundidora13.jpg, El auditorio y el parque. File:Fundidora14.jpg, Lago Fundidora.

Events

* The

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World Series Grand Prix of Monterrey was held from 2001 to 2006 (see

Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey The Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was a round of the Champ Car World Series held on a street circuit at Fundidora park in Monterrey, Mexico. It was first held in 2001, and it was held for the last time in 2006 2006 was designa ...

). * Fundidora Park has been the venue of UN and

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summits. * On February 26, 2006, the

Fundidora Park raceway The Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was a round of the Champ Car World Series held on a street circuit at Fundidora park in Monterrey, Mexico. It was first held in 2001, and it was held for the last time in 2006 2006 was designa ...

hosted the

2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of February 26, 2006 at the Fundidora Park Circuit. Report Practice Qualifying Sprint race Main race Results Qualification Qualification too ...

A1 Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix Operations Ltd. operated as A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themse ...

racing series. * The park was the center of the

. For this event, an area of was joined to the 120 original hectares and also was joined to the city's Great Plaza by the Santa Lucia Riverwalk. * The

Pal Norte Pa'l Norte, known for sponsorship reasons as Tecate Pa'l Norte, is a music, art, and norteño traditional festival held every year since 2012, in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The event features some of the best of Latin America's most prominent talen ...

music fest and the

Machaca Fest Machaca Fest is an annual music, art, and norteño traditional festival in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The event mainly showcases Latin American talent from Rock en español. Other musical genres are also featured. Concept Machaca Fest unites a mi ...

are hosted in the park every year.

Champ Car race history

A1GP race history

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Fundidora Park Circuit are listed as:

References

External links

Fundidora Park official website

Mabe Fundidora Ice Rink: localized at Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Nuevo León

Centro de las Artes CONARTE

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