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The Zero Level Point of the Paseo de la Reforma
Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: January 23, 2017
Caption: The Zero Level Point of the Paseo de la Reforma
Additional Description: Near the Juárez Tree is this small monument to the point used to plan the Paseo de la Reforma. It reads:

Nivel Cero de la Ciudad de Mexico
Plan de Nivel del
Paseo de la Reforma

Fijado en 1875 para servir
de referencia topografica
para el trazo de la avenida


English translation:
The Zero Point of the City of Mexico
The Construction Plan of the Paseo de la Reforma

Fixed in 1875 in order to serve as the topographic reference point for the construction of the avenue.

Submitted: May 8, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p381983
File Size: 3.262 Megabytes

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