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Palace of Fine Arts

White marble theatre and museum at the eastern end of the Alameda Central. The Italian architect Adamo Boari began the works in 1904 and the building opened in 1934, by then under Federico Mariscal. Outside it blends art nouveau and neoclassical; inside, art deco. On the upper floors you can see murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco and Rufino Tamayo. The stage holds a Tiffany glass curtain.

Things to do at Palace of Fine Arts: 3 missions

• Walk around the palace and look at the dome and the marbleWalk all the way around the building from the Alameda and notice the domes and the white marble. Look for the best angle of the main facade.
• Tour the murals of Rivera, Siqueiros and OrozcoGo up to the museum's floors and find the murals of the great Mexican muralists. Compare the style of each artist.
• Discover the Tiffany glass curtainIf there is a performance or a visit to the auditorium, look at the glass curtain on the stage, made by Tiffany with a landscape of Mexican volcanoes.

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