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===Landmarks=== [[File:Antiguo Palacio Federal, Monterrey.jpg|thumb|Seat of LABNL Lab Cultural Ciudadano]] [[File:Museo Regional de Nuevo Le贸n ( El Obispado ) 19.jpg|thumb|Ex-Bishop of Monterrey [[Palacio del Obispado|Palace]] in [[Cerro del Obispado|Bishop Slope]]]] [[File:Cerro de la Silla - Flickr - eperales.jpg|thumb|[[Santa Luc铆a riverwalk|Santa Luc铆a]] artificial river over [[Fundidora Park]]]] * The [[Santa Luc铆a riverwalk|Santa Luc铆a]] artificial river, built between 1996 and 2007. It currently joins the [[Macroplaza]] with the [[Fundidora Park]]. * The [[Cerro de la Silla]] (Saddle Mountain). * The [[Macroplaza]], [[List of city squares by size|the 8th largest city square in the world]], is the cultural and administrative heart of the city featuring remarkable monuments, green areas and buildings. Its development was overseen by [[脕ngela Alessio Robles]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Figueroa |first=Laureana Mart铆nez |date=2020-01-01 |title=脕ngela Alessio Robles. La ingeniera que abri贸 brecha |url=https://www.academia.edu/82844083 |journal=Ingenieros de profesi贸n, arquitectos de vocaci贸n. 25 protagonistas de la arquitectura mexicana del siglo XX. Iv谩n San Mart铆n C贸rdova, coordinador. |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825084113/https://www.academia.edu/82844083 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Faro del Comercio]] (Lighthouse of Commerce), another trademark of the city. This monument beams a [[laser|green laser]] around the city at night. * [[Barrio Antiguo]] (lit. ''Old neighborhood'' or old town) is the historical urban center of the city of Monterrey. There are preserved houses from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Nowadays bars, cafes, art galleries and restaurants can be found there. In November of every year the ''Festival Cultural Barrio Antiguo'' takes place with national and international artists and performers. In recent years this festival has been replaced with the ''Festival Internacional de Santa Lucia'', which now takes place in September. * [[Museo de Arte Contempor谩neo de Monterrey|The Museum of Modern Art]] is a post-modern Mexican architecture designed by [[Ricardo Legorreta]] with the objective of creating different ambiances for artists and visitors from all around the world. * Monterrey's [[Inukshuk]] is one of only a handful of authentic examples to be found outside Canada of these stone monuments from the high Arctic. The sculpture was created in situ by the Inuit artist [[Bill Nasogaluak]] in 2007 and was a gift to the state of Nuevo Le贸n from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Government of Canada. * [[Fundidora Park]] is a large urban park that contains old foundry buildings, 120 hectares of natural ambiance, artificial lakes, playgrounds, alternative cinema (Cineteca), museum (Photo Collection, the State Plastic Arts Collection, Exhibits and Spaces), hotel, auditorium and convention center. * [[Puente de la Unidad]] (sometimes called ''Puente Atirantado'') is a suspension bridge that crosses the Santa Catarina River and joins [[San Pedro Garza Garc铆a]] with Monterrey. * The [[Alfa Planetarium]] is the first [[IMAX]] dome built in Latin America and fourth in the world. * [[Palacio de Gobierno (Nuevo Le贸n)|The Government Palace of Nuevo Le贸n]] is a pink marble of Neoclassical architecture where the governor's office is located. * El [[Cerro del Obispado]] (Bishopric Hill) which includes a public, scenic lookout called [[Mirador del Obispado]], a [[Banderas monumentales|Monumental flag]] and the museum inside the [[Palacio del Obispado]] (the Bishopric Palace). * [[ITESM]], ITESM has two distinctive buildings CEDES which houses the administration of the ITESM nationwide system and the CETEC which houses the main computer classroom and other offices. * [[Cuauht茅moc Moctezuma Brewery]] (Cervecer铆a Cuauht茅moc Moctezuma), with its 19th-century buildings and where the national Baseball Hall of Fame ([[Sal贸n de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de M茅xico|Sal贸n de la Fama]]) is located. * The [[Cola de Caballo]] (Horse Tail) waterfall, on the mountains near the towns of Santiago and El Cercado, about {{cvt|35|km|mi}} south. * On the way to the Cola de Caballo waterfall (Carretera Nacional going to Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas), in Santiago, the Presa Rodrigo Gomez or "La Boca" ("La Boca" Dam)<ref name="La_Boca_Dam_1">{{cite web |url=http://www.tododemonterrey.com/excursiones.htm#Presa%20de%20La%20Boca |title=Presa de La Boca |publisher=Tododemonterrey.com |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208213522/http://tododemonterrey.com/excursiones.htm#Presa%20de%20La%20Boca |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="La_Boca_Dam_2">{{cite news |url=http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=45394 |title=Local | Proyectan Parque Acu谩tico en Presa de La Boca |newspaper=El Porvenir |access-date=July 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221143751/http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=45394 |archive-date=December 21, 2008 }}</ref> lays nested between green hills. * The Museum of Mexican History<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.3museos.com/themes/3museos.html |title=Museo de Historia Mexicana - Museo del Noreste - Museo del Palacio |access-date=October 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815024135/http://www.3museos.com/themes/3museos.html |archive-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref> is the most representative and visited museum of the North of the Republic, fulfilling its purpose of spreading the historical content of the Mexican cultural heritage. * [[LABNL Lab Cultural Ciudadano]] is a citizen laboratory located in the center of the city. This public space of collective creation develops projects for the common benefit of local communities.
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