Art-Decó Condesa Buildings in México D.F., Mexico

After functioning as an autodrome (and racecourse), the Hipódromo-Condesa neighborhood began to divide and sell. It happened at the roaring 20's and to adjust to the modernity of the time most of the houses and residences were built in an Art-Decó style that lasts until today. The facades and the buildings obey the canons of the Art-Decó, but also the blacksmithing and the interior ornaments adjust to the time. Some of the old residences today function as shops or restaurants; It is worth entering to discover the fountains, the lamps, the stained glass windows, the stair rails or even small de

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