Plaza de las Tres Culturas

Place to learn about the troublesome history of Mexico city reaching from the initial settlement over territorial wars and religious influece until its modern state. Highly recommend to come with a guide to explain the history and events in detail.

The nearest train station is Tlateloco, it’s a short walk to the square if the three cultures. Very well preserved place and there is no entrance fee. The church is very beautiful and during the weekend their is also a ceremony.

The tour had a guide and he explained everything. Very interesting!! There is so much history in this area.
Guided tours are great, but they have a schedule to keep. I would like to go back and explore in a more leisurely manner.

Very interesting place. Cost to enter: MX$ 80. And after you finish with the small museum and the nice archeological area, you’re greeted with the Church of the Santiago Apostle. It’s a hidden secret, in my opinion, right in the centre of Mexico City.

Beautiful place full of history, kids friendly.

Tlatelolco subway station, then walk 10 minutes to the plaza 3 culturas.

There are few small local grocery stores in the area, few coffee shops for a pit stop for coffee and toilet.

We walked our way back to Centro, Zocalo, no issues and quite safe, it was Saturday around noon.

The best of the best, the culture and architecture in on place, beautiful and enigmatic, 100% recommended

Incredibly well maintained archeological site. It has a fascinating history: the name "Three Cultures" is in reference to the 3 periods of Mexican history: pre-Columbian, Spanish colonial, and the independent nation. All periods are represented by buildings in this square.
The square contains the archaeological site of the city-state of Tlatelolco (pre-Colombian) and also the oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, called the College of Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco (built in 1536).

This place is about 5 minutes from the the subway Tlatelolco. Watch out for another similar stop named Tlahuac. I went to the wrong one. When you are searching the map in a rush this can happen. This a neat place. There is a church and the ruins you walk through.

We had an amazing time on a tour that took us here and told us about the story of this place

Our tour guide told us about how a bunch of students were killed here

Interesting site where archeological Aztec site meets colonial church meets modern brutalist architecture hence the name 3 cultures square where 3 cultures of Mexico merge.
The square also has a sad modern history relating to the massacre of student protesters in the 1960s.

Place of importance, Juan Diego presented cloak to bishop on Virgen Morena. Church is a reconfigured Aztec temple too.

We took a tour here as part of a small group. There is a lot of sad history here. I always wanted to come here for myself to soak it all in. It's beautiful all around with the ruins, the cathedral, and the plaza.

One of the most historical place in CMDX which is amalgamation of three different cultures.

Give at least an hour to this place as it is soooo full of history distributed in different centuries.

Try going early as this place closes around 6 and we guys reached at 530 so couldn’t see much.

The place is not crowded, it’s small. You can visit the whole exhibit in about an hour.

This is where the Mexica empire falls
Where prisoners were executed during the revolution, where students were murdered back in 68, lots of dead during the earthquake of 85, if you like bloody history this is the place.

We did a history walk in this area!

There’s so much sad history that takes place. You can see temples that were taken down and destroyed, and in front of them is a church that was built with the same material that was once used for the temples. The plaza is also the same location that students went “missing” after a protest took place. Across the street is a fenced off location where there was once a building with tenants, but collapsed during one of the earthquakes in Mexico.

It’s a beautiful open space where several people go to exercise or get fresh air. But it’s crazy to know how dark the history can be!

Awe Inspiring

Not much south of the famed Zocalo of Mexico City, three cultures converge to form the fascinating Square of the Three Cultures, or Plaza de Los Tres Culturas in espanish.
The three cultures in question are the pre-columbian culture of Tenochtitlán, the Spanish culture ushered in with the arrival of the mariner Cristobal Colon and the conquistador Hernán Cortés, and finally the third culture represented by the culture of modern Mexico.

Beautiful and tranquil area with well preserved piramides and a catedral full of character.

This place has the saddest history, from different ages, that I have ever heard in my life. So if you are planning to go there take someone that can tell you all of the facts and events or just get a good tour guide, believe me it's worth it. People living around this place say it's hunted because of all the tragic events. The rents of the flats in the area are way lower because of that. So if you want to see a ghost or are into horror, rent a flat in the area.

Its a great place to visit and know about this ancient place that used to be a commercial center for the Mexicas and Tlatelolcas, a lot of dog walkers and skaters, there Is a church, a park, a museum, archeologic place and plenty of cafes.