El Palacio Nacional

Here are pictures from our second stop in Mexico City. This is El Palacio Nacional. It is a government building that used to be the "White House." Back in the day they had Diego Rivera paint murals on the walls that told the history of Mexico. Once again like I said about the Frida Kahlo murals it was crazy to be so up close and personal with these works of art. Well I did my best to bring the art to all of you. Enjoy!

This is the front of El Palacio Nacional. The balcony is where every 16 de Septiembre el Presidente de Mexico da el grito. Viva Mexico!

One of the many murals done by Diego Rivera. This is the middle. As you look from right to left the story is being told.

This is the right side, starting with the indians.

The middle. Which was the present time. (When Diego painted the mural)

The future through the eyes of Diego Rivera.

The middle of El Palacio.

The one wall of El Palacio that has all of Diego's murals.

The first mural. The Marketplace. Shows how the marketplace was in the times of the indians. Back then one could find anything there, and the person sitting in the center in white, was the judge. He would decided whether or not the prices that were given were resonable, and if they weren't he would decide the punishment.

The indians are the ones who gave us corn. As you can see they are growing the corn and turning it into food.

This mural shows how things were when the Spanish came to conquer the Indians.

Gold Panning, one of the many things that the Indians gave us.

Posing as cheesy tourists with our good friend Frida.