Postal Palace

The Postal Palace, in Mexico City

The Postal Palace is one of the finest buildings of the centre of Mexico City, a magnificent post office of the beginning of the twentieth century with an eclectic and flamboyant style. The Mexico City audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this masterpiece designed by Adamo Boari, still in activity, that mingles baroque, Art Nouveau and neo-Gothic, and that was able to be reborn after the earthquake of 1985.

The eclectic palace of the post

This post office located in the heart of Mexico City has more than a century of existence. Installed in a magnificent palace built at the beginning of the twentieth century according to the plans of the architect Adamo Boari and the engineer Gonzalo Garita y Frontera, it reveals an astonishing variety of architectural styles, from baroque to rococo, from Art Nouveau to neo-Renaissance, by way of neo-Gothic and plateresque, that make it an eclectic building, resolutely modern for its era. Its façade of light stone, its wrought balconies and its great bays give it a rare elegance, while the interior reveals a sumptuous bronze staircase of honour, counters of precious wood and a glass roof that floods the central hall with light. Still in activity today, the Postal Palace was the object of great restorations in the 1980s, after having suffered important damage during the earthquake of 1985 that struck the city hard. It nevertheless kept its original architecture, elegant and impressive, and remains a symbol of the refinement of the golden age of Mexico City. You can enter freely to admire its decoration, post a card or simply enjoy the beauty of the place. An eclectic palace and a historic post office, the Postal Palace is a fine stop of the discovery of Mexico City.

What to see

Here you admire one of the finest buildings of Mexico City, a magnificent post office of the beginning of the twentieth century designed by Adamo Boari, that mingles baroque, rococo, Art Nouveau, neo-Renaissance, neo-Gothic and plateresque; still in activity, restored after the earthquake of 1985, it reveals a sumptuous bronze staircase and a luminous glass roof. The Postal Palace is an eclectic jewel of Mexico City. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Postal Palace lies in the historic centre of Mexico City, near the Palace of Fine Arts, reachable on foot or by metro. Still in activity, it is admired freely inside at the opening hours of the post office, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Who built the Postal Palace of Mexico City?

The architect Adamo Boari and the engineer Gonzalo Garita y Frontera, at the beginning of the twentieth century; this magnificent post office mingles baroque, rococo, Art Nouveau, neo-Renaissance, neo-Gothic and plateresque, which makes it an eclectic building, modern for its era. Restored after the earthquake of 1985, it is still in activity and keeps its original architecture.

Where is the Postal Palace in Mexico City?

In the historic centre of Mexico City, near the Palace of Fine Arts, in Mexico.