Cosmovitral
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300px|thumb|The Sun Man (stained glass). The Cosmovitral is a stained glass mural and botanical garden located in Toluca, Mexico. The building takes its name from the mural which is set in the building's huge windows that surround the building and in the ceiling. The building originally was constructed in 1910 as the 16 de Septiembre Market. It was not until 1975 when the first female Mayor of Toluca, Yolanda Sentíes, had the 16 de Septiembre Market reallocated and successfully gauged enough social and political support to transform the building into a space for art. The Cosmovitral was design
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- museum
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Toluca de Lerdo
- Main subject
- science and technology
- Official website
- patrimonioyserviciosc.edomex.gob.mx/cosmovitral
- Image
- Jardín Botánico Cosmovitral en Toluca Estado de México.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cosmovitral
- architectural style
- Art Nouveau architecture
- title
- Cosmovitral Jardín Botánico de Toluca
- inception
- 1980-07-05
- street address
- Juárez y Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada s/n, Centro, 50000
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- The 16 de Septiembre Market
- The Cosmovitral
- Stained glass mural
- Botanical gardens
- Operation of the Cosmovitral
- References
- External links
300px|thumb|The Sun Man (stained glass). The Cosmovitral is a stained glass mural and botanical garden located in Toluca, Mexico. The building takes its name from the mural which is set in the building's huge windows that surround the building and in the ceiling. The building originally was constructed in 1910 as the 16 de Septiembre Market. It was not until 1975 when the first female Mayor of Toluca, Yolanda Sentíes, had the 16 de Septiembre Market reallocated and successfully gauged enough social and political support to transform the building into a space for art. The Cosmovitral was designed by the notable local artisan Leopoldo Flores.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cosmovitral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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