Photo Walk Nº80 - A spectacular library, street art and Moorish architecture... off the beaten path20/8/2018 The area of Buenavista and Santa Maria La Ribera is not on the main tourist trails but has a lot of surprises in store for those who head there. On Photo Walk Nº80, we combined a visit to the enormous Vasconcelos Library with a wander down an entire street covered in urban art and a walk around a very unusual "kiosco" in Santa Maria La Ribera.Our first stop was at the massive Vasconcelos Library with its very unusual interior, full of light, where half a million books sit on bookshelves and walkways suspended from the ceiling. All around the library is a peaceful botanical garden where we did some nature photography.From there we made our way down both sides of the Buenvavista-Guerrero street where the buildings have been covered with vivid street art depicting different themes. 43 artists teamed up with the local residents who decided what to have painted. Frida Kahlo, the 43 missing students, indigenous groups and nature are some of the themes represented. We enjoyed not only photographing the street art but also the locals going about their everyday life.We then crossed over Av Insurgentes and walked to the park in Santa Maria La Ribera to take photos of the Kiosco Morisco with its unusual Moroccan-style architecture. In fact. it was designed as the pavilion representing Mexico in the World Fair in the USA in 1884-5, after which it was dismantled and shipped back to Mexico. We also peeped in the Geology Museum where we photographed the sweeping staircase and mosaic floor and got a glimpse of the mammoth skeleton inside.Our final stop was at Casa de Toño for some refreshment where we discovered that, even in this restaurant, there were interesting murals on the walls!
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