Pigeon (MARCO) At the main entrance is La Paloma, huge bronze sculpture of six meters

high and 4 tons of weight created by the great Mexican artist Juan Soriano. La Paloma offers
welcome visitors, with it, MARCO save and share a sample of the genius of one of the most celebrated
artists of Mexico international, who spent more than 5O years of sculpture and painting.

Cathedral Began the construction of the Cathedral to 1626, and it was not until1800 when it completed
the construction of the baroque style front body and the first tower. The simplicity of its design, the color of
the quarry and the height of the tower of three bodies impress the visitor, who is in these lines the
biography of a rugged region dominated by the will of its inhabitants. The visit is very interesting when
one takes into account the quality and beauty of the paintings that keep the sacristy, all made during the
colonial period as well as shelves and stalls of fine wood of the chapter house and the huge oil of the
Animas painted in 1767. It is also very beautiful chapel tabernacle, wherein the front piece, anonymous
work of the eighteenth century.

MARCO The Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey, MARCO, is one of the most important cultural
centers of Latin America whose efforts are aimed at the promotion of international contemporary art,
emphasizing the dissemination of Latin American visual arts.
MARCO is distinguished by its beauty, created by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta recognized
internationally famous for the modern application to domestic issues. Legorreta creates different
environments and atmospheres at each corner, causing the visit to the Museum is a unique experience.

Botero Horse The painter, sculptor and South America (Medellín, 1932) was donated to the city by an
industrial group that bought the building in a million dollars and donated it to the city in gratitude for
investments developed in the past Monterrey months.
This city hosted last year the II Forum of Cultures and Knowledge 2007, an event that will bring out
important public works.
"The Horse", a monumental sculpture made of brass that weighs 1.5 tons and is 3.4 meters high, was
provisionally placed in front of the Government Palace to defining the final location.
Botero thanked the samples during the act of love and said he was pleased that his works are in public
parks and museums in order to be appreciated by the entire population.
He recalled that one of the primary functions of art is "living with the public, establishing an aesthetic
dialogue" with him.

Chapel of the holy names La Capilla de los Dulces Nombres is a former Catholic church in Monterrey,
Mexico. Its construction dates back to around 1830 and was ordained by the widow of José Antonio de la
Garza Saldivar, pursuant to a clause in the will of her husband. National Heritage was the January 7,
1938, in 1945 she underwent ashlar walls were covered with sand and cement mortar. In 1956 he
attempted to demolish it, but the plan was arrested after being considered a relic. On May 11, 1985, in a
brief ceremony, the municipal government gave the chapel to the Archbishop of Monterrey and citizens
formed a board for care and preservation.
The chapel is 8 m by 13 m and consists of two main bodies, the east side a solid wall of ashlar, 1.3 m
thick, raised to 6.7 m in height to finish with a cornice from which starts a barrel vault also of ashlar. West
side are connected by an arch aperaltado the lowest height and covered with roof and wooden beams.
Highlighted in particular the main facade, which is defined by a wooden gate entablerada two leaves,
flanked by two rectangular shafts fluted pilasters, bases and capitals supporting a small arch molding. In
the central body rise two pillars with base and a secondary capitals supporting an entablature without
ornamentation.