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National Museum of Anthropology · Outside the entrance on Paseo de la Reforma and the central courtyard inside

9Entrance Plaza and Central Courtyard

The monolith by the road and the great umbrella roof over the courtyard are the two set pieces of Pedro Ramírez Vázquez's 1964 building. Both are seen before or between the galleries.

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The Tlaloc Monolith
The Tlaloc Monolith
Classic period, about first to seventh century
Entrance plaza, outside the museum on Paseo de la Reforma
El Paraguas and the Central Courtyard
El Paraguas and the Central Courtyard
Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, with Jose Chavez Morado, 1964
Central courtyard