Parque Lira
| Parque Lira | |
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.jpg) Entrance Arch (Francesco Saverio Cavallari, architect) | |
  Parque Lira  Parque Lira | |
| Location | Tacubaya, Mexico City |
| Coordinates | 19°24′19″N 99°11′18″W / 19.4053073°N 99.1882693°W |
Parque Lira is a public park in the Tacubaya district of Mexico City, once a separate town from Mexico City. It is located on the 18th century estate of Vicente Lira. It is entered by a monumental archway designed by Italian architect Francesco Saverio Cavallari,[1] an Italian architect who was active in Mexico 1857–1864.[2]
The land was part of what was once a vast estate, including the Casa de la Bola (now a cultural center), that once belonged to Mariana Gomez de la Cortina, the second Countess of Cortina. After her death on January 6, 1846, the land was subdivided, and part became property of the Lira Mora family, textile moguls, during the first part of the twentieth century. The gardens were adorned with a palace, bridges, water mirrors, a pergola and bronze fountains as well as a neoclassical grand archway at the entrance. During the
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