Word: palacios
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Mexico City sits upon a reclaimed lake, and for centuries it has slowly been sinking into the spongy soil. Buildings along the same block often settle at differing speeds, and streets also sink at random. The famed Palacio de Bellas Artes, where American tourists fight for tickets to the Ballet Folklorico, has dropped nine feet since it was completed in 1934. Considering its flimsy underpinnings, Mexico City is a particularly treacherous locale in which to construct a subway...
...home in Mexico City's lavish Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Folklorico draws capacity audiences that manifest lively interest in their country's cultural past. On its worldwide tours, the company serves as a colorful reminder of the surprising glories that can stem from artistic and cultural impurity...
...only a muttered curse from drivers. Contrasts are the essence of the Mexican scene. The highest skyscraper, the 43-story Torre Latino Americana, rises a scant six blocks from the vast Zócalo public square, fringed by the cathedral, begun in 1573, and the 17th century Palacio Nacional...
...yesterday's L.A. Times? It's Rex Reed talking about women. Which, quite surprisingly, I find I'm a sudden authority on-according to some people." He shows me the clipping, which contains the information that "his mere presence in an Edwardian coat and ruffled Palacio shirt" assures "A" status to any party. And just what is a Palacio shirt? "It's a store in New York," he informs me. "Actually I have most of my shirts made at Fisher's, in London...
...fair to the San Antonio River and threaded the 92.6-acre HemisFair site itself with a network of canals. It has refurbished its heritage by restoring 24 fine 19th century Victorian houses on the fairgrounds, and the area adjacent bristles with new construction, including the 445-room Hilton Palacio Del Rio, which overlooks HemisFair from the bank of the San Antonio River...