Avenida de los Insurgentes

The Avenida de los Insurgentes ( Spanish: Avenue of insurgents ), short Insurgentes, the longest main street of Mexico City and is a total length of 28.8 km along the north-south axis of the city as the longest local road in the world. It was the Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821) named after the Rebel Army ( Ejército de los Insurgentes ).

History

Precursor of Insurgentes was the Built in the early 20th century Via del Centenario, linking the city center with the southern suburbs. From the 1930s, the road was paved, widened to six lanes and renamed los Insurgentes in Avenida de. The latter was accomplished during the reign of President Miguel Alemán ( 1946-1952 ). In this time along the road, many mansions and modern houses.

Course

The south end of the street is the volcano Ajusco where it intersects with the Viaducto Tlalpan and Federal 95 merges into the Carretera Cuernavaca. The north end is located at the intersection with Avenida Acueducto; there goes the road in the road over to Pachuca.

The avenue crosses five of the sixteen administrative districts of Mexico City. Most large Colonias mentioned residential areas of the city such as Condesa, Roma, del Valle, Napoles, San Ángel or Pedregal lie either along the road or are crossed by it.

In its course the Insurgentes crosses a number of motorway rings as the Circuito Interior and the Anillo Periférico.

Opened in 2005, Bus Rapid Transit System Mexico City Metrobús drives on the avenue of San Ángel after Indios Verdes metro. The middle two lanes are reserved in both directions for the bus. The bus system transports alone on the Insurgentes over 200,000 daily passengers.

Attractions and facilities along the road

Insurgentes Norte

  • Monuments to the Indios Verdes
  • La Raza Hospital of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
  • Monumento a La Raza
  • Torre Insignia, designed by Mario Pani Darqui art storm
  • Buenavista station of the S -Bahn system Suburbano Ferrocarril del Valle de México

Insurgentes Centro

  • Monumento a la Madre, Mother Monument, built 1944-49
  • Cuauhtemoc Monument

Insurgentes Sur

  • Shopping district Zona Rosa
  • World Trade Center México, with 52 floors of the tallest building in the city. For WTC also includes a private conference building and a shopping center.
  • Torre Mural, 133 m high office building, built 1993-1995
  • Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, cultural center and conference hall with murals by David Alfaro Siqueiros
  • Parque Hundido
  • Teatro de los Insurgentes, one built in 1953 by José María Dávila theater.
  • El monumento a Álvaro Obregón.
  • Estadio Azul, the oldest still used for professional football stadium in the Mexican capital in the Ciudad de los Deportes.
  • Ciudad Universitaria ( C.U. )
  • Telmex building

Along the road are also major shopping malls Perisur, Galerias Insurgentes and Centro Insurgentes.

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