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Hospicio Cabañas
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Hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico
The Hospicio Cabañas or Cabañas Museum in Guadalajara, Jalisco was one of the oldest and largest orphanage and hospital complexes in the Americas. Now turned into a museum, the main hall hosts the magnum opus frescoes of muralist painter José Clemente Orozco.
Address: C. Cabañas 8, Las Fresas, 44360 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 10 AM
Phone: +52 33 3668 1642 ⋅ +52 33 3668 1645
Museo Cabañas' building is considered one of the most important ones in neoclassical architecture in Mexico. It is located on a 23,447 square meters [252,381 ...
The Hospicio Cabañas was built at the beginning of the 19th century to provide care and shelter for the disadvantaged – orphans, old people, the handicapped ...
The Hospicio Cabañas or Cabañas Museum in Guadalajara, Jalisco was one of the oldest and largest orphanage and hospital complexes in the Americas.
The 57 vibrant frescos were made by the artist between 1937 and 1939. They have as a central figure, in the vaulted dome, the Hombre de fuego [The Man of Fire].
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Designed by architect Manuel Tolsa, construction began in 1805 under a neoclassical style and has 23 courtyards, 106 rooms, 78 halls and two chapels. Built to ...
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