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UNIVERSITY OLYMPIC STADIUM
RECTORY TOWER
Architects: Salvador Ortega, Mario Pani and
Enrique del Moral
Year:1950-1952 | Style: Functionalist
Consists of two prisms, one horizontal and
another vertical of 12 levels. Totaling 16 levels
and reaching a maximum altitude of 59 meters,
it houses main offices. Mexican artist David
Alfaro Siqueiros depicts the search for a
national identity through the merger of the
architecture with the murals.
North Mural: Las fechas de la historia de México
o El derecho a la cultura. (The Dates of Mexico’s
History or The Right to Culture)
South Mural: El pueblo a la Universidad,
la Universidad al pueblo. (The People to the
University, the University to the People)
East Mural: Nuevo símbolo universitario. (New
University Symbol)
West Mural: Escudo de la Universidad.
(University’s Shield)
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The Central Campus of University City, designated World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO, is a place
worth knowing by its visual integration; it also offers an important number of services to the mexican
people. Our Guided Tours will offer you a first-hand learning experience with the possibility
of discover beyond what is perceived at first sight.
It will be a wonderful experience!
Bus tours for school groups and general public.
Capacity: 40 passengers
Information: 5622 7008 and visitas@unam.mx
Insurgentes Sur 3000, Ciudad Universitaria
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FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY
Architects: Carlos González and Jorge
Segura
Year: 1973 | Style: Modernist
Student population: 6,012
Originally it was part of the Philosophy and
Literature Faculty. In 1973 it became a Faculty.
It houses the most important psychology
professional and scientific education
center of Mexico. It has counseling centers
indifferent specialties such as: special education,
addiction prevention, addictive behaviors,
human sexuality, assistance to victims of
natural disasters, social crisis, among others. It
offers free consultations to the university
community.
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CENTRAL LIBRARY
Architects: Juan O’Gorman, Juan Martínez
and Gustavo Saavedra
Year: 1950-1956 | Style: Functionalist
It is the main bibliographic facility. It houses
a collection of 500,000 volumes in its 10 levels.
Its facade is decorated with 4,000 m2 of mural,
one of the largest in the world: Representación
histórica de la cultura (Historical Representation
of Culture) by Juan O’Gorman.
North Mural: Época prehispánica (Prehispanic
period).
South Mural: Época colonial (Colonial Period).
East Mural: Época contemporánea
(Contemporary Period)
West Mural: La Universidad y el México Actual
(The University and Modern Mexico).
WELCOME TO SWING BY
AND GET TO KNOW YOUR UNIVERSITY!
Architects: Augusto Pérez Palacios, Raúl Salinas
Moro and Jorge Bravo Jiménez
Year: 1950-1952
It opened on November 20, 1952 with a ceremony
led by president Miguel Alemán Valdés and rector
Luis Garrido, where the University City facilities were
formally handed in. That same day a football game
took place between Pumas (National University
team) and Burros Blancos (representing the National
Polytechnic Institute) with the home team bringing in
the victory. It can hold up to 68,954 spectators. The
main facade is decorated with the mural La Universidad,
la familia y el deporte en México (University, Family and
Sport in Mexico), by Diego Rivera.
It has hosted the Central American and Caribbean
Games (1954), the Olympic Games (1968), and the
World Cup (1986).
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DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Dr. Enrique Luis Graue Wiechers
Rector
Dra. María Teresa Uriarte Castañeda
Coordinator
Dr. Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas
General Secretary
Arq. José Luis Montaño Maldonado
General Manager of Cultural Venues
Ing. Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez
Administrative Secretary
Mtra. Susana Bautista Cruz
Head of University Cultural Center Guided Tours
Dr. Alberto Ken Oyama Nakagawa
Secretary for Institutional Development
Lic. Pamela García Maldonado
Assistant of University Cultural Center Guided Tours
Dr. César Iván Astudillo Reyes
Secretary for Community Services
Photos: Barry Domínguez
Our University
The National Autonomous University of
Mexico was opened on September 22, 1910
by Justo Sierra –forerunner and creator of the
project– and president Porfirio Díaz. Autonomy
was granted to the University in 1929
The first faculties and schools were concentrated
in Mexico’s City Historic Center, in what was
called the University Neighborhood. Later,
between 1950 and 1954, University City was
built. Its construction involved more than 60
architects, who merged Mexican tradition
with current international cutting-edge
trends.
On June 28, 2007 the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) declared the first square of University
City’s central campus as a World Cultural
Heritage Site.
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Swing by and get to know your University
is a tour where you’ll learn about the history,
academic programs, enrolled students, and
current data of the venues and centers
comprising University City.
And get to know
your University
Year: 1983
This special protection area was decreed
after a strong mobilization of students from
the Pedregal Defense Committee, who were
opposed to its destruction for University City’s
urban and road purposes.
In June 2005, the REPSA was restructured and
now currently extends to 237.33 hectares.
It has a high biological, ecological and
geomorphological value, since it can
recharge aquifers, holds moisture and air
quality, and helps buffer temperature changes
in the microclimate.
There are over 106 species of birds, more
than 50 species of butterflies and spiders,
37 species of mammals and three species
of amphibians.
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FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY
AND LITERATURE
Architects: Enrique de la Mora, Enrique
Landa and Manuel de la Colina
Year: 1954 | Style: Functionalist
Student population: 10,224
Its history dates back to the National
School of Advanced Studies in 1910.
The Bachelor degrees offered here are Classic
Literature, Development and Intercultural
Management, Dramatic Literature and Theatre,
Geography, Hispanic Literature, History, Latin
American Studies, Library Science, Modern
Literature, Pedagogy, and Philosophy.
Octavio Paz, awarded with the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1990, is one of its distinguished alumni.
Featured Facilities: Samuel Ramos Library,
Theatre Unit, Justo Sierra Auditorium, and Fray
Alonso de la Veracruz Assembly Hall.
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CENTER FOR THE TEACHING
OF FOREIGNERS (CEPE)
Architects: Construction General
Management (Dirección General de Obras)
Year: 1973
It was created in 1921 under the name of
Summer School. It’s a center dedicated to
teaching Spanish, as well as spreading
Mexican culture. It has off-campus units in
Polanco and Taxco. It also has campi in the
USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Spain, France and
China. Offering programs in Mexican History
and Ibero-American Literature, it also provides
intensive courses of Spanish language and
conversation clubs.
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FACULTY OF LAW
Architects: Alonso Mariscal and Ernesto
Gómez Gallardo
Year: 1954 | Style: Functionalist
Student population: 14,451
Its history dates back to 1551 with the Royal
and Pontifical University of Mexico. It became a
Faculty in 1951, formerly named the National
School of Jurisprudence. It’s the main source
of legal research and studies in the country.
It offers seminars in all areas of law. Alfonso
García Robles, awarded with the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1982, is one of its distinguished alumni.
Featured facilities: Antonio Caso Library,
known as “La Gran Joya” (The Great Jewel),
offers an extensive collection on the subject
of jurisprudence in Mexico; the largest one in
Latin America.
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY
OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOL
Architects: Vladimir Kaspé and José Hanhausen
Year: 1954 | Style: Functionalist
Student population: 4,972
It was founded on February 10,1929 as the
School of Economics and later named National
School of Economics in 1935. In 1976 it became a
Faculty. Its graduates have distinguished themselves
in the field of politics and public finance in Mexico,
as in the case of Ifigenia Martínez.
Featured Facilities: Narciso Bassols Auditorium,
which houses the mural La creación humana y la
Economía (Human Creation and Economics), work
of Benito Messeguer. Ramón Ramírez Gómez
Auditorium houses the mural Ho Chi Minh, by Mario
Omar Falcón.
Architects: Enrique Yáñez, Enrique Guerrero
and Guillermo Rossell
Year: 1952 | Style: Functionalist
Student population: 11,800
It was founded in 1916 as the National School of
Chemical Industries. In 1965 it became a Faculty.
The auditoriums have a structural design of
truncated cones. The main building is distinguished
by the chimneys at the top, giving it the nickname
“El Barco” (The Ship).
The Bachelor Degrees offered there are Chemical
Engineering,
Chemistry,
Food
Chemistry,
Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, and
Pharmaceutical Biological Chemistry.
Mario Molina, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry in
1995, is one of its distinguished alumni.
Architects: Félix T. Nuncio, Ignacio López
Bancalari and Enrique Molinar
Year: 1954 | Style: Functionalist
It has hosted the Central American and Caribbean
Games (1954), the Pan-American Games (1955),
and the Olympic Games (1968).
It offers swimming, diving and snorkeling
lessons. It’s divided into several sections: Pool for
swimming competitions, diving pit with trampolines
from 1 to 10 meter platform, area for water polo,
areas for recreational use, two stands for just over
6,000 spectators, and observation windows for
judges and TV cameras in the diving pit.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 9-18 h.
Saturdays, 9-14 h.
FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
TEACHING CENTER (CELE)
Architects: Carlos Reygadas, Silvio Margain and
José Aguilar
Year: 1954 | Style: Functionalist
Student population: 3,888
It was founded in 1904 as National Clinic of
Dental Teaching. In 1940, the National School
of Dentistry was part of the National School of
Medicine, and in 1973 it became a Faculty. It has
nine clinics in the outskirts of Mexico City offering
comprehensive dental care. It also has a Division of
Post-Graduate Studies and Research.
Featured Facilities: Cosmic Rays Pavilion, known
as “La Muela” (The Molar); by architects Jorge
González Reyna and Félix Candela for the
outside. It currently houses a play center.
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
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Architects: Roberto Álvarez Espinosa, Pedro
Ramírez Vázquez, Ramón Torres and Héctor
Velázquez
Year: 1954 | Style: Functionalist
Student population:16,504
Its history dates back to the Royal and
Pontifical University of Mexico. In 1960 it
became a Faculty. Its front mural La vida, la
muerte, el mestizaje y los cuatro elementos,
(Life, Death, The Mestizo Race and the Four
Elements), by Francisco Eppens is outstanding.
Bachelor Degrees on Basic Biomedical Research,
Forensic Science, Medicine, and Physiotherapy are
taught here.
Featured Facilities: Teaching and Medical
Skills Certification Center (CECAM); it also has
an Anatomy Museum with 600 anatomical
specimens and interactive electronic models.
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FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
Year: 1954
University department dedicated to teaching
languages: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, English,
French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Modern Greek, Náhuatl, Portuguese, Romanian,
Russian and Swedish. Its teachers are of international
standard, proficient in teaching methods and with
a mastery level in their language. The CELE offers
postgraduate studies in Applied Linguistics and the
Diploma in Language and Culture Teaching. It has
several outreach centers in the outskirts of the
city, such as Antigua Escuela de Economía, Palacio
de Minería, the Mascarones Center, among others.
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Architects: Francisco Serrano, Luis McGregor
Krieger and Fernando Pineda
Year: 1954 | Style: Funcionalista
Student population: 14,123
Its precedents are the Minería School and the
National School of Engineers. In 1959 it became a
Faculty. The Javier Barrios Sierra Auditorium displays
the work Historia de un espacio matemático (History
of a Mathematical Space) by Federico Silva, which
merges architecture and sculpture.
It offers the following engineering Bachelor Degrees:
Civil Engineering, Computer, Electronic, Geological,
Geomantic, Geophysics, Industrial, Mechanical,
Mechatronics, Mining and Metallurgy, Petroleum,
and Telecommunications.
Featured Facilities: Engineering Tower, the first
high-tech building in University City.
Architects: José Villagrán García, Alfonso
Liceaga and Xavier García Lascurain
Year: 1954 | Style: Functionalist
Student population: 7,633
Its history dates back to 1781 with the Academy
of San Carlos; it is therefore considered the oldest
Architecture School in the continent. It consists
of two separate sections: the first comprises various
two-story pavilions known as the workshops, and
the second is the administration and service building.
Bachelor Degrees offered here include Architecture,
Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, and
Urbanism.
Featured Facilities: Carlos Lazo Theatre, home of
the UNAM Choreographic Company. The central
campus University Museum of Sciences and Art
(MUCA).
GENERAL DEPARTMENT
OF MEDICAL SERVICES
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Architects: Emilio Mendez and César Novoa
This area is dedicated to provide UNAM
students with comprehensive health care.
It offers general and specialized medical care such
as Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology,
Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pneumology
Psychiatry and Traumatology; dental care,
psychological counseling, and guidance for
family planning. It also has an emergency unit.
Scheduled appointments are available to enrolled
students (previous verification through transcript
and student credential). It is a free service for the
university community.
It has a medical support line at:
5616 0638