Description of the attraction
The Casa de los Azulesos, or House of Tiles, is located in the historic center of Mexico City, or rather, between the modern streets of de Madero and Cinco de Mayo. The building was built in the colonial era and got its name not from the name of the owner, but from the painted tiles that adorn the facade. The use of Azulesos tiles has made this Baroque palace one of the most beautiful structures in the Mexican capital.
In the 16th century, the mansion was known as the Blue Palace. During the colonial period, it was owned by the Counts del Valle de Orizaba. It was they who, in the 18th century, ordered to lay out all the facades of the house with brightly painted tiles and make graceful balconies, which can be seen today. After Mexico's declaration of independence, the Azulesos Palace was confiscated from its former owners and handed over to several prominent figures in the country. In 1881, a fashionable jockey club was opened there. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the house has been owned by a company that owns a well-known chain of coffee shops, restaurants and department stores throughout Mexico. Today, in the Azulesos house, there is a fashionable restaurant in the house.
The building is one of the symbols of the city, so tourist groups constantly gather around it. Even if you are not going to order food in a restaurant, no one will bother you to enter the mansion to inspect its interior. Inside, you should pay attention to the "Omniscience" fresco by José Clemente Orozco. She adorns the north wall of the staircase. Orozco wrote it at the request of his friend and patron, the owner of the palace, Don Francisco Sergio de Yuturbe y Idaroff, who had been in charge of the mansion since 1878.
