Palacio Legislativo Federal

By the end of the 19th century, the government of President Porfirio Díaz, decided the congress needed an emblematic and proud building to house the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Inspired by the Reichstag building of the German Empire, in 1897 the administration called for an international competition in which several famous architects of Europe and Mexico participated.

The chaos of the revolution deflected attention and resources away from the project, and only the foundations and the iron structure were completed.

The building remained standing and rusting until the 1930s when it was finally decided to destroy the erected structure.

They include a sculpture of an eagle devouring a snake, which would have topped the Capitol dome, being incorporated into the Monumento a la Raza.

Design of the Palacio Legislativo Federal .
Interior design of the Palacio Legislativo Federal .
Model of the Palacio Legislativo Federal .
Construction of the Palacio Legislativo Federal , Guillermo Kahlo , 12 June 1912
The cupola which became the Monumento a la Revolución , is the only part that remains of the unfinished building.