Palacio de Cortes or Palace of Cortez, Cuernavaca, Mexico

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The Palacio de Cortes in downtown Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico. This fortress like structure was built between 1522 and 1532 on top of an Aztec pyramid destroyed by the Spanish. It now houses the Museo Regional Cuauhnahuac and murals by Diego Rivera.

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Size: 5353px × 3533px
Location: Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Photo credit: © John Mitchell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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