Cerro del Obispado
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for Bishopric Hill) is a famous landmark in the city of Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Mexico
Mexico
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, named after the building constructed in the middle of the hill by the end of the 18th century.
The hill is a popular recreational area that includes a public lookout point (Mirador del Obispado
Mirador del Obispado
The Mirador del Obispado is located at the top of the Cerro del Obispado in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico. It features the biggest bandera monumental in Mexico...
), a monumental flag
Banderas monumentales
The banderas monumentales are a set of monuments located throughout Mexico. They are part of a program started in 1999 under President Ernesto Zedillo that is currently administered by the Secretariat of National Defense...
, and the famous Bishopric Palace (Palacio del Obispado).
See also
- Mirador del ObispadoMirador del ObispadoThe Mirador del Obispado is located at the top of the Cerro del Obispado in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico. It features the biggest bandera monumental in Mexico...
- Cerro de la SillaCerro de la SillaCerro de la Silla , named for its distinctive saddle-shaped profile when viewed from the west, is a famous symbol of the landscape of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Even though the mountain itself is located in the adjacent city of Guadalupe, it is widely associated to the city of Monterrey,...
- Famous places in Monterrey