THE ZOCALO MEXICO CITY

 The Zócalo (Spanish elocution: [ˈsokalo]) is the normal name of the fundamental square in focal Mexico City. Preceding the pioneer period, it was the primary stylized focus in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The court used to be referred to just as the "Principle Square" or "Arms Square," and today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Square). This name does not originate from any of the Mexican constitutions that have administered the nation but instead from the Cádiz Constitution which was marked in Spain in the year 1812. Be that as it may, it is quite often called the Zócalo today. Arrangements were made to erect a section as a landmark to Independence, yet just the base, or zócalo (signifying "plinth") was built. The plinth was obliterated long prior however the name has lived on. Numerous other Mexican towns and urban communities, for example, Oaxaca and Guadalajara, have embraced the word zócalo to allude to their primary squares, yet not all.

It has been a social event place for Mexicans since Aztec times, having been the site of Mexica services, the swearing in of emissaries, imperial declarations, military parades, Independence functions and current religious occasions, for example, the celebrations of Holy Week and Corpus Christi. It has gotten remote heads of state and is the primary venue for both national festival and national protest. The Zocalo and encompassing squares have assumed a focal part in the city's arranging and topography for right around 700 years. The site is only one piece southwest of the Templo Mayor which, as indicated by Aztec legend and mythology, was viewed as the focal point of the universe.

The cutting edge Zócalo in Mexico City is 57,600 m2 (240 m × 240 m), making it one of the biggest city squares in the world. It is flanked by the Cathedral toward the north, the National Palace toward the east, the Federal District structures toward the south and the Old Portal de Mercaderes toward the west, the Nacional Monte de Piedad working at the north-west corner, with the Templo Mayor site toward the upper east, simply outside perspective. In the middle is a flagpole with a huge Mexican hail ceremoniously raised and brought down each day and conveyed into the National Palace. There is a passage to the Metro station "Zócalo" situated at the upper east corner of the square however no sign over the ground demonstrates its presence.