Mexico City - Historic City Center

(Local Name: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad) In 1980 the government declared an area of 15sq.km/6sq.mi, containing 1436 buildings typifying the architecture of the 16th to 19th c., as the Centro Histórico de la Ciudad (Historic City Centre), and classified it as an historical monument. The area is bounded by the streets of Abraham González and Paseo de la Reforma in the west, by Calle Anfora in the east, by Bartolomé de las Casas in the north and by José María Izazaga in the south. A number of important buildings have been restored in recent years. In September 1987, as a further measure, a part of this zone was made traffic-free. The Historic City Centre has been granted world cultural heritage status by UNESCO.