Convent of La Merced, Mexico City

Name: Convent of La Merced
Address: Mexico City, Mexico

#121 among attractions in Mexico City

Church, Baroque architecture, Hispanic colonial architecture, Historical place

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The Convent of Nuestra Señora de La Merced was a Roman Catholic colonial religious complex in present-day Historic center of Mexico City, that was destroyed to give more space to future buildings. The cloister is all that is left of a monastery complex built in the late 16th and early 17th century by the Mercedarian order. It is located on Uruguay and Talavera Streets in the historic downtown of Mexico City. The complex lent its name to the area around it, La Merced, which in turn, inspired the name of the metro station and the well-known neighborhood Market. ()

Local name: Convento de la Merced Coordinates: 19°25'46"N, 99°7'40"W

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Cuauhtémoc (Centro)Mexico City Mexico

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Convent of La Merced – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palacio Nacional, Templo Mayor, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Zócalo.

~1600 ftNW
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~1770 ftW
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~1480 ftW
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~510 ftS
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~1320 ftN
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Which popular attractions are close to Convent of La Merced?

Nearby attractions include Centro Cultural Casa Talavera, Mexico City (3 min walk), Cathedral of Our Lady of Valvanera, Mexico City (5 min walk), Royal Convent of Jesús María and Our Lady of Mercy, Mexico City (5 min walk), La Merced, Mexico City (7 min walk).

How to get to Convent of La Merced by public transport?

The nearest stations to Convent of La Merced:

Metro

Merced • Lines: 1 (8 min walk)
Zócalo • Lines: 2 (9 min walk)

Train

Merced (8 min walk)
Isabel la Católica (18 min walk)

Bus

Teatro del Pueblo • Lines: 4 (13 min walk)
Mixcalco • Lines: 4 (14 min walk)