Historic hotel

Gran Hotel de la Ciudad de México

Centro Histórico · Mexico City

The old Centro Mercantil off the Zócalo, under an Art Nouveau stained-glass ceiling finished in 1908.

The Gran Hotel de la Ciudad de México is at 16 de Septiembre 82, a few steps from the Zócalo. The building opened as the Centro Mercantil department store; its stained-glass ceiling, by the French artist Jacques Grüber, was finished in 1908 (CDMX official tourism site). The terrace on the upper floor looks over the Zócalo.

  • Tiffany-style glass ceiling
  • Terrace over the Zócalo