Mexico City, Mexico

Demolished 1985

An architectural masterpiece designed by Mario Pani that featured many important exterior mosaics by artist Carlos Merida. The building was irreparably damaged in the 1985 earthquake and torn down. Terence G.

The Centro Urbano Benito Juárez, more commonly called the Multifamiliar Juárez, was a large apartment complex built on the southeast section of Colonia Roma in Mexico City in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was one of several projects of this type by architect Mario Pani, designed to be semi-autonomous and incorporate as much outdoors space as possible. It also featured one of the largest mural works of the 20th century by artist Carlos Mérida. Most of the complex, and the mural work with it, were destroyed by the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake. Most of the remaining buildings were demolished.

The painting is based on an uncredited photograph.

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