Mexico City Bellas Artes

The dome of the Palacio de Bellas Artes, located in Mexico City, is as expansive as the city in which it is located. I haven’t seen too many dome-on-dome type of constructions at this scale before, except in the Hagia Sofia or Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The experience in the space does not disappoint, and quite frankly inspires awe. It’s both monumental and pleasantly human, a result of the subdued indirect light that bathes from above the entire building within.

Mexico City was a revelation – it’s very easy to wander the streets from neighborhood to neighborhood, and plenty of architectural surprises reveal themselves to anyone who is willing to explore and get lost. Although the Palacio de Bellas Artes is very hard to miss, it still seems like an unexpected discovery when you first walk in – nothing from the outside reveals to the visitor the vast interior that you are about to enter into when the building is first approached.