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Basurto Building

The Basurto Building is located in the Condesa area of Mexico City, a work of architect Francisco J. Serrano, built between 1940 and 1945. Its design is post- Art Deco. It is fourteen storeys tall, unusually high for the constructions in the area of that period giving it iconic status and an emblem of Condesa. It is located on Avenida México, half a block from Parque México to the south and Plaza Popocatépetl to the…

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1945

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Residential condominium in Mexico City, Mexico

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Francisco J. Serrano

1900-1982 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Francisco J. Serrano y Alvarez de la Rosa was a Mexican civil engineer and architect.

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Francisco J. Serrano

studio · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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