The Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City has a history not different from many grandiose public buildings in the Americas. Construction started in 1904 with a plan of finishing in four years but it took a revolution, the Porfirio Diaz regime, many presidents, a period of complete abandonment and various architects to finally be completed in 1934. The palace displays the mixed vastly rich styles that characterises Mexican Culture. Art Nuvo style dominates across the building. In the interior are sculptures by Italian Leonardo Bistolfi depicting Harmony, surrounded by Pain, Rage, Happiness, Peace and Love. The crystal lamps in the first floor created by Edgar Brandt are works of art as well as Rufino Tamayo’s murals. At the entrance of the theatre, there are bronze masks representing Tlaloc and Chaac, the Aztec and Mayan deities of water. However, the most impacting aspect is the Tiffany’s stage curtain created by the New York based house. It is a stained glass foldable panel created out of nearly a million pieces of iridescent coloured glass. This stage curtain is the only one of its type in any opera house in the world and weighs 24 tons. The design of the curtain displays the volcanos Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl surrounded by a Mexican landscape. The fully escorted tour for 2015 has been sold out. Expressions of interest are being received for 2016. Find out more at latinamericagrouptours
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:23:00 +0000
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