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Lecumberri Palace: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by ID
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Lecumberri Palace: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by ID
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Lecumberri Palace: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by ID
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Lecumberri Palace: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by ID
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Lecumberri Palace: Interior · Interior del Archivo General de la Nación
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Lecumberri Palace: Context · Garden outside of the Palace
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Lecumberri Palace: Drawing · Layout of the creation of the prisonPhotos unavailable
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Photo 1: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by IDPhoto 2: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by IDPhoto 3: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by IDPhoto 4: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Mexico, identified by IDPhoto 5: Interior · Interior del Archivo General de la NaciónPhoto 6: Context · Garden outside of the PalacePhoto 7: Drawing · Layout of the creation of the prison

Civic · Historic precedent

Lecumberri Palace

Antonio Torres Torija · Mexico City, Mexico · 1900

Key featuresRadial panopticon plan of cell blocks around a central tower, now the national archive.

Architect
Antonio Torres Torija
Place
Mexico City, Mexico
Year
1900
Typology
Civic
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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