Description of the attraction
The Chapultepec Palace, located in Mexico City, is called the most famous castle in all of North America. This former home of the country's governors, emperors and presidents is located on the famous Chapultepec Hill, at an altitude of 2,325 meters above sea level.
The castle was founded on the initiative of the former king Bernardo de Galvez in 1785. During the construction, the palace became too expensive for the state, and then its construction was suspended, and the king ordered to put the palace up for auction. The castle went under the hammer only in 1806, it was bought by the administration of Mexico City. In 1833, the palace came to life for the first time; a military academy was located here. In the same year, a huge tower was erected near the palace, and it was nicknamed "the tall knight". When the Americans invaded the territory of Mexico, a real battle unfolded for the palace, which went down in history as the Battle of Chapultepec.
Mexican Emperor Maximilian Habsburg in 1864 began to use the palace as a country residence. For the redevelopment, he hired several European and Mexican architects to design his home in the spirit of neoclassicism. A garden was laid out on the palace roof. From the palace itself to the center of Mexico City, the current Paseo de la Reforma boulevard was laid out. After the emperor was executed, the astronomical observatory was located in the palace, and later, until 1939, it was used as the presidential residence.
Tours around the castle and its territory are not tiring, they are organized daily, but it should be noted that the castle is located at a considerable height.
