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Morelia´s main attractions |
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Morelia´s
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College of San Nicolás de Hidalgo |

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Neo-classic building which during the period when
the city was still known as Valladolid housed the College of "San Nicolas",
which was founded by Vasco de Quiroga in Patzcuaro in the 16th century. Miguel
Hidalgo was dean of this college and Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon one of its most
outstanding pupils. The Melchor Ocampo Conference Hall is located on its second
floor and can be visited from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
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Imposing baroque building of pink stone built
between 1660 and 1744. Its interior is decorated with Doric features and Neo-classic
altarpieces. Among the treasures kept here there is a silver baroque Monstrance
and a silver Neo-classic Christening font both from the 18th century, a
monumental early 20th century organ with 4600 pipes, and the Lord of the
Sacristy, image made in the 16th century using the technique of maize stalk
paste.
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Baroque construction consisting of
253 arcs, which was built by Bishop Fr. Anthony of St Michael in 1785 to provide
the city with drinking water and to give employment to the indigenous. |
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A fountain located on one side of Villalongin Square,
that represents three indigenous women who are holding up a typical tray covered
fruits from the region. Throughout the course of time it has become one of the
representative monuments of the city. |
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The construction possesses a 20 meter diameter
hemispherical dome in the interior, which works as a screen for 164 projectors
that produce swiftly the astral movements, allowing to observe the Milky Way, 17
multitudes of stars and the main sky circles. The Planetarium offers functions
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. |
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