Let me tell you this is the first time I face this challenge, but it hasn´t been easy since my computer´s hardware is definitely damaged, so I´m in a "café internet" trying to do this. Regards, Jessica Ortiz
Rusell, I´ll send my comment about the building tomorrow. Is it OK?
Jessica, yeah working from the internet cafe isn't the same as being comfy and working from home, is it? On the other hand, it's not that bad either. Hope your own computer is fixed soon.
Sure send your comment about the building in today! We'll be looking for it! See you tomorrow-
Well I'll describe the Palacio Nacional which is one of the most beautiful places I've seen. It is located on Plaza de la costitucion without a number in Zocalo. It is a three story building which was constructed during the Colonial time. It is too long I really don't know how long it is, but I would say it's at least 50mts long. Inside there are many different rooms that are used to debate many political issues. And every room is decorated in a different style, there are wonderful and luxurious tiles, wood floors, marble sculptures , wrought gates and many more fancy things. This building as its name says is a palace. It works as the white house in USA. If you are interested in visiting it you may go by subway and get off at Zocalo station here it's an link so you can have more information http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx/ I hope you have the chance to visit it you won't regret I'm sure
Hi everybody. I'm answering the Q. However, I have to tell ya' my answer is alittle bit different, I mean I'm describing not a building but a monument-like.As some of you know, my parents were born in Oaxaca Mexico. Then, I was born in Mexico City but my birh certificate says I was born in Oaxaca too. So, I'm describin El Tule Tree.
At over 2000 years old, El Arbol del Tule (Ahuehuete Cypress) is about 2000 years old and it is one of the oldest living trees in the world. It has a 10 meter diameter trunk and the circumference of the trunk is an amazing 54 meters. El Tule is over 40 meters high, boasts a foliage diameter of over 51 meters, and weighs over 500 tons.
The appearance of the massive tree is that of multiple trunks fused together. however, recent DNA tests, suggest that it is in fact a single individual tree!!!!
The various contortions of the trunk give the appearance of the faces of monsters-like. In fact, if you visit you will see all manner of creatures hiding in the tree, including elephants, lions, and jaguars!
This great tree or Montezuma's tree as local say, is still alive and growing, as can be seen by the dense foliage reaching 43 meters into the sky!
Locals say that the monsters-like you find into the contortions are elfs who take care of the town.
So, this is my description about a place.
Folks, if you wish we could organize a tour and enjoy this amazing place as well as some tlayudas, pan amarillo, chocolate, garnachas, nieves, or even some mezcal.
Ross, I beg you to organize any teaching practice. Don´t you thing so?
Beautiful building in my country... let me think... The Palace of the Fine Arts! (Palacio de Bellas Artes). It's one of the most representative buildings in town, and it has many pieces of art, concert rooms and expositions of very important artist in Mexico. I love the building itself because it is all made of white marble and whenever you pass in front of it you can't just avoid taking a look at it. Lots of artist have exposed their masterpieces in this palace, and many opera singers and orchestras had presented there. I just love the building and I think you can't miss it Russ!
One of the places I like the best in this beautiful city is "Chapultepec's Castle" since I consider it's a very interesting and historical place and it's the only castle in the city. The castle is located on top of Chapultepec hill (chapultepec is a word that comes from the Nahùatl and it means "at the grasshopper hill"). The castle was built long long ago (18th century) and since the begining it was designed to be a place where only important people could live. The emperor Maximiliano lived there. The castle also served as a military academy (in the 19th century), presidential residence, and as we know it now it is a museum. The castle is huge, with a main door and some others surrounding it by the sides. It is also surrounded by many trees since thre's a park next to it:(chapultepec park). The inside of the castle is just amazing: you can find many things that belonged to emperors, presidents etc. You can also admire the paintings, the great walls and materials that were used to build the castle. There you can take a look at the bedrooms and balconies inside, or take a walk in the gardens or just sit and relax looking at the great fountains. You'll be enchanted just by being there.
I'd like to talk about our Monument to Independence It was built 1909 to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of the independence battle, when Miguel Hidalgo called Mexicans to fight on September 16th in 1810. It has four statues, one in each corner representing Law, Peace, Justice and War. It also has statues not only of Miguel Hidalgo, at the sides there are statues of Jose Maria Morelos, Vicente Guerrero, Ignacio allende and Francisco Javier Mina. In this place rest the remains of Hidalgo and other independence heroes. I like this building a lot for what it means to our country and to our people. It remembers us that there's nothing better than freedom, and that it is not something easy to get and to keep.
I will describe the National Antropology Museum since I couldn't thing of any other place I could really describe.I hope it hasn't change so much since I haven't been there for more than 8 years. It has a big atrium in the front. It is formed by a set of two floor buildings, 4 as I remember.They form a square. In the middle of the buildings there is something that I don't know if it's a fountain or kind of waterfall. The buildings are divided into different sections,which are the exhibition rooms. There is a store located next to the lobby, where you can buy jewelry, books, transparencies, textiles, videos, etc There is Restaurant located in the first floor,there is a checkroom located next to the store, there are some lockers, there's a library too, it's in the 2nd floor and of course there are two parking lots next to the museum. I really like this place because of its function, which is to preserve, record, and restore the archeological collections,and of course since the wonderful and amazing exhibitions presented there.
I'm sorry, it doesn't say my name, The point is that I created my own blog to share projects and homework with my students and I changed my name for "the teacher" cause i have students with the same name.
I´m really happy to finally write in the blog, with the help of one of my children. I´m going to describe the Building of the Auditorio Nacional, which is located in one of the most important avenues of Mexico City; Reforma Ave. The grand opening was in 1952 with the name of "Auditorio Municipal" for the event "XXXV Convención Mundial de la Asociación Mundial de Leones". It has a modern architecture style, it holds around 5,000 people, and has 2 parking lots for 1,500 vehicles. The Auditorio Nacional is considered for his accoustic, one of best places to enjoy concerts and listen to the music with a very good quality. The main bulding and the stage have a semi-circle shape. The official web site is http://www.auditorio.com.mx, where anyone can look for the concerts and events constantly available.
Hi everybody, mmm... well I'm going to describe "El Palacio de Bellas Artes", as most of you know is in the down town in front of "Correos". It's a beautiful building were you can go to concerts, of classical music most of the times, also you can see expositions of different artist. You can enter and go arround watching the amazing construction, if you want you can spend some time in the cafeteria. Outside there is a beautiful fountain. The fountain, the building and the floors are made of different colors of "marmol". See you on saturday, have a nice day.
Hi everybody, mmm... well I'm going to describe "El Palacio de Bellas Artes", as most of you know is in the down town in front of "Correos". It's a beautiful building were you can go to concerts, of classical music most of the times, also you can see expositions of different artist. You can enter and go arround watching the amazing construction, if you want you can spend some time in the cafeteria. Outside there is a beautiful fountain. The fountain, the building and the floors are made of different colors of "marmol". See you on saturday, have a nice day.
Hi, Maria Antonieta! I like the Auditorio Nacional very much, too. the architecture is modern but it isn´t extravagant. It has a very good acustic an the biggest and most beautiful organ I have ever seen. Besides I like to visit this place not only for the concerts, but also because I have the opportunity to see one of my father´s piece of art work. It is a painting with a sculpture and it is always in a very visible place. It makes me feel very proud of him whenever I see one of his paintings anywhere. !Qué presumida! ¿Verdad?
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Hi teachers,
Let me tell you this is the first time I face this challenge, but it hasn´t been easy since my computer´s hardware is definitely damaged, so I´m in a "café internet" trying to do this.
Regards,
Jessica Ortiz
Rusell, I´ll send my comment about the building tomorrow. Is it OK?
Jessica, yeah working from the internet cafe isn't the same as being comfy and working from home, is it? On the other hand, it's not that bad either. Hope your own computer is fixed soon.
Sure send your comment about the building in today! We'll be looking for it! See you tomorrow-
Well I'll describe the Palacio Nacional which is one of the most beautiful places I've seen. It is located on Plaza de la costitucion without a number in Zocalo. It is a three story building which was constructed during the Colonial time.
It is too long I really don't know how long it is, but I would say it's at least 50mts long. Inside there are many different rooms that are used to debate many political issues. And every room is decorated in a different style, there are wonderful and luxurious tiles, wood floors, marble sculptures , wrought gates and many more fancy things. This building as its name says is a palace. It works as the white house in USA. If you are interested in visiting it you may go by subway and get off at Zocalo station here it's an link so you can have more information http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx/
I hope you have the chance to visit it you won't regret I'm sure
Hi everybody. I'm answering the Q. However, I have to tell ya' my answer is alittle bit different, I mean I'm describing not a building but a monument-like.As some of you know, my parents were born in Oaxaca Mexico. Then, I was born in Mexico City but my birh certificate says I was born in Oaxaca too. So, I'm describin El Tule Tree.
At over 2000 years old, El Arbol del Tule (Ahuehuete Cypress) is about 2000 years old and it is one of the oldest living trees in the world. It has a 10 meter diameter trunk and the circumference of the trunk is an amazing 54 meters. El Tule is over 40 meters high, boasts a foliage diameter of over 51 meters, and weighs over 500 tons.
The appearance of the massive tree is that of multiple trunks fused together. however, recent DNA tests, suggest that it is in fact a single individual tree!!!!
The various contortions of the trunk give the appearance of the faces of monsters-like. In fact, if you visit you will see all manner of creatures hiding in the tree, including elephants, lions, and jaguars!
This great tree or Montezuma's tree as local say, is still alive and growing, as can be seen by the dense foliage reaching 43 meters into the sky!
Locals say that the monsters-like you find into the contortions are elfs who take care of the town.
So, this is my description about a place.
Folks, if you wish we could organize a tour and enjoy this amazing place as well as some tlayudas, pan amarillo, chocolate, garnachas, nieves, or even some mezcal.
Ross, I beg you to organize any teaching practice. Don´t you thing so?
September 28, 2007 5:16 PM
Beautiful building in my country... let me think... The Palace of the Fine Arts! (Palacio de Bellas Artes). It's one of the most representative buildings in town, and it has many pieces of art, concert rooms and expositions of very important artist in Mexico. I love the building itself because it is all made of white marble and whenever you pass in front of it you can't just avoid taking a look at it. Lots of artist have exposed their masterpieces in this palace, and many opera singers and orchestras had presented there. I just love the building and I think you can't miss it Russ!
One of the places I like the best in this beautiful city is "Chapultepec's Castle" since I consider it's a very interesting and historical place and it's the only castle in the city. The castle is located on top of Chapultepec hill (chapultepec is a word that comes from the Nahùatl and it means "at the grasshopper hill"). The castle was built long long ago (18th century) and since the begining it was designed to be a place where only important people could live. The emperor Maximiliano lived there. The castle also served as a military academy (in the 19th century), presidential residence, and as we know it now it is a museum. The castle is huge, with a main door and some others surrounding it by the sides. It is also surrounded by many trees since thre's a park next to it:(chapultepec park). The inside of the castle is just amazing: you can find many things that belonged to emperors, presidents etc. You can also admire the paintings, the great walls and materials that were used to build the castle. There you can take a look at the bedrooms and balconies inside, or take a walk in the gardens or just sit and relax looking at the great fountains. You'll be enchanted just by being there.
I'd like to talk about our Monument to Independence It was built 1909 to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of the independence battle, when Miguel Hidalgo called Mexicans to fight on September 16th in 1810. It has four statues, one in each corner representing Law, Peace, Justice and War. It also has statues not only of Miguel Hidalgo, at the sides there are statues of Jose Maria Morelos, Vicente Guerrero, Ignacio allende and Francisco Javier Mina. In this place rest the remains of Hidalgo and other independence heroes. I like this building a lot for what it means to our country and to our people. It remembers us that there's nothing better than freedom, and that it is not something easy to get and to keep.
I will describe the National Antropology Museum since I couldn't thing of any other place I could really describe.I hope it hasn't change so much since I haven't been there for more than 8 years.
It has a big atrium in the front. It is formed by a set of two floor buildings, 4 as I remember.They form a square. In the middle of the buildings there is something that I don't know if it's a fountain or kind of waterfall. The buildings are divided into different sections,which are the exhibition rooms.
There is a store located next to the lobby, where you can buy jewelry, books, transparencies, textiles, videos, etc
There is Restaurant located in the first floor,there is a checkroom located next to the store, there are some lockers, there's a library too, it's in the 2nd floor and of course there are two parking lots next to the museum.
I really like this place because of its function, which is to preserve, record, and restore the archeological collections,and of course since the wonderful and amazing exhibitions presented there.
I'm sorry, it doesn't say my name, The point is that I created my own blog to share projects and homework with my students and I changed my name for "the teacher" cause i have students with the same name.
Hi teachers,
I´m really happy to finally write in the blog, with the help of one of my children.
I´m going to describe the Building of the Auditorio Nacional, which is located in one of the most important avenues of Mexico City; Reforma Ave.
The grand opening was in 1952 with the name of "Auditorio Municipal" for the event "XXXV Convención Mundial de la Asociación Mundial de Leones".
It has a modern architecture style, it holds around 5,000 people, and has 2 parking lots for 1,500 vehicles.
The Auditorio Nacional is considered for his accoustic, one of best places to enjoy concerts and listen to the music with a very good quality.
The main bulding and the stage have a semi-circle shape.
The official web site is http://www.auditorio.com.mx, where anyone can look for the concerts and events constantly available.
Toni Ros
Hi everybody, mmm... well I'm going to describe "El Palacio de Bellas Artes", as most of you know is in the down town in front of "Correos". It's a beautiful building were you can go to concerts, of classical music most of the times, also you can see expositions of different artist. You can enter and go arround watching the amazing construction, if you want you can spend some time in the cafeteria. Outside there is a beautiful fountain. The fountain, the building and the floors are made of different colors of "marmol". See you on saturday, have a nice day.
Hi everybody, mmm... well I'm going to describe "El Palacio de Bellas Artes", as most of you know is in the down town in front of "Correos". It's a beautiful building were you can go to concerts, of classical music most of the times, also you can see expositions of different artist. You can enter and go arround watching the amazing construction, if you want you can spend some time in the cafeteria. Outside there is a beautiful fountain. The fountain, the building and the floors are made of different colors of "marmol". See you on saturday, have a nice day.
Hi, Maria Antonieta!
I like the Auditorio Nacional very much, too. the architecture is modern but it isn´t extravagant. It has a very good acustic an the biggest and most beautiful organ I have ever seen. Besides I like to visit this place not only for the concerts, but also because I have the opportunity to see one of my father´s piece of art work. It is a painting with a sculpture and it is always in a very visible place. It makes me feel very proud of him whenever I see one of his paintings anywhere. !Qué presumida!
¿Verdad?
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