Monument to the Revolution

Rising over the Plaza de la República in central Mexico City, this immense domed monument commemorates the Mexican Revolution of 1910. It began as the frame of a never-finished legislative palace under Porfirio Díaz; after the revolution the surviving steel skeleton was reworked in Art Deco style into a triumphal arch. Its four piers hold the remains of revolutionary leaders including Madero, Villa and Carranza. A glass elevator now carries visitors to a viewing deck beneath the copper dome, and a museum below tells the story of the conflict.