An unusual development project the main square of the capital of Mexico - Mexico City. Bashny.Net

Mexican architectural agency BNKR Arquitectura has offered an unusual development project the main square of the capital of Mexico - Mexico City. The project, called "Zemleskrёb» (The Earthscraper) involves the construction of cultural, business and residential complex near the area so as not to violate its historical appearance. In the form of a giant inverted pyramid, leaving the ground at 300 meters, it will contain about 65 floors combined into 6 sections for various purposes, separated by one floor oasis. The complex will be covered with a transparent roof, which will use sunlight to illuminate.



area, officially called "Constitution Square» (Plaza de la Constitucion) has dimensions of 240 m x 240 m (57 600 m2) and is one of the biggest in the world. Better known its name «Zocalo», means "pedestal", comes from standing on a square pedestal column for independence, which was never built. Pedestal is long gone, but the name has stuck.