Architectural Photography: majestic villa in Merida, once the richest city in the world

Known for having the largest Mayan community of all major Mexican cities, Merida is home to some amazing landmarks dedicated to the ancient Mayan civilization (like the one I showed you in this post) but the city is also famous for brilliant colonial architecture dating back to centuries ago.

During the late 19th century and the early 20th century, the city flourished due to an enormous production of agave and many local businessmen got rich through selling these product. In fact, Merida was said to have more millionaires than any other city on the planet for some time during this era.

It was in this golden age of Merida when numerous large, opulent villas and palaces were built all over the city. The highest concentration of these architectural jewels can be found along the main boulevard Paseo de Montejo. Some of these majestic villas have been reconstructed and rented as office buildings, others are vacant, waiting for new occupants.

Here is a photo of one of these magnificent houses I took on Paseo de Montejo about a month ago.

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This is also my entry for today´s #architecturalphotography contest organized by @juliank and @photocontests.

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