September 24, 2025
Description
As an homage to one of Mexico City's most historical boroughs, we bring you a MMU/AMS version of the Square of 3 Cultures, where Aztec, Spanish Colonial, and Modern architecture coexist.
The oldest structures are part of the ceremonial centre of the Mexica (Aztec) city of Tlatelolco, twin and neighbor city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Empire. The Templo Mayor and its expansion phases are still visible in front of the church.
The next phase is the Church of Santiago Tlatelolco and the Convent of the Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco. These were built in the 16th century reusing many of the stones from the Mexica buildings and clearly over the ceremonial centre to replace the previous cult with Catholicism.
Lastly, The 3 apartment buildings are part of a much larger complex spanning 3 mega-blocks with more than 100 housing units built in the 1960's, in an effort leaded by Mexican architect Mario Pani.
This square was also the setting of a tragic event in Mexico's history when in October 2, 1968, a student demonstration was violently shut down by the government, with hundreds dead, missing, or injured. A memorial slab commemorates this event.
Also, several buildings collapsed or were damaged during the 1985 earthquake, marking yet another tragedy to the location (from Wikipedia).
MiniWorld3D is honored to bring this historical model to life as a homage to the residents of Mexico City. This model was created from scratch by hand and brain in parametric software to ensure printability, using photographs and blueprints to create a beautiful and stylized version of your favorite landmarks. Please give credit, it's all about spreading culture!
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Photo credits: @dude2k5 for the MMU print photos
Location photo credits: JEDIKNIGHT1970 assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1591335
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Suggested parameters:
Fine-tune retraction to avoid stringing.
Perimeters: 2
Top layers: 3
Infill: minimum 15%
MMU suggested colors in the file names. Matte or textured filaments recommended for added realism, such as stone, concrete, grass, etc.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — NoDerivatives
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