Convent of La Merced, Mexico City
The Convent of Nuestra Señora de La Merced was a Roman Catholic colonial religious complex in present-day Historic center of Mexico City, that was destroyed to give more space to future buildings.[2] The complex lent its name to the area around it, La Merced, which in turn, inspired the name of the metro station and the well-known neighborhood Market.[2] In later years, the cloister would serve as a gymnasium, school, museum, child care center and INBA (National Fine Arts Institute) tapestry workshop.The cloister is noted for its mix of Baroque and Mudéjar elements,[1] and has been called one of the most beautiful monasteries built in Mexico because of its elaborate decoration.[1][2] The spaces between the pilasters are decorated in Baroque style, with sculpted images of Mercedarian friars in the triangles that extend from the arches to the ceiling.
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