Aerial view of the Sports Palace (Palacio de los Deportes) in Mexico City, highlighting its distinctive copper geodesic dome and circular shape. The image shows the building's scale and its location within the Magdalena Mixhuca sports complex.‹›
Palacio de los Deportes

Félix Candela

Aerial · Mexico City, Mexico · 1968

Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · 2025-08-16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 4021×2262

Aerial view of the Sports Palace (Palacio de los Deportes) in Mexico City, highlighting its distinctive copper geodesic dome and circular shape. The image shows the building's scale and its location within the Magdalena Mixhuca sports complex.

Metal cladding
More of Palacio de los DeportesMore by Félix CandelaMexico1960sSportBamboo & PaperConcreteGlassMetal claddingSteel

Same project

AerialHistoricalAerialExteriorAerialExteriorAerialDetailAerialExteriorAerialExterior

Looks like this

Visual neighbours across the archive
Kresge Auditorium · Eero SaarinenKresge AuditoriumEero Saarinen · 1955
Makuhari Messe · Fumihiko MakiMakuhari MesseFumihiko Maki · 1986
Palau Sant Jordi · Arata IsozakiPalau Sant JordiArata Isozaki · 1990
State Farm Stadium · Peter EisenmanState Farm StadiumPeter Eisenman · 2006
Palau Sant Jordi · Arata IsozakiPalau Sant JordiArata Isozaki · 1990
Stadio San Nicola · Renzo PianoStadio San NicolaRenzo Piano · 1990
Atocha-Cercanías · Rafael MoneoAtocha-CercaníasRafael Moneo · 1988
Fresno City Hall · Arthur EricksonFresno City HallArthur Erickson · 1991
West Japan General Exhibition Center · Arata IsozakiWest Japan General Exhibition CenterArata Isozaki · 1977
Hunan Museum · Arata IsozakiHunan MuseumArata Isozaki · 1956
Mons Convention Center · Daniel LibeskindMons Convention CenterDaniel Libeskind
Ōita Stadium · Kisho KurokawaŌita StadiumKisho Kurokawa · 1998
Dulles International Airport Main Terminal · Eero SaarinenDulles International Airport Main TerminalEero Saarinen · 1962
State Farm Stadium · Peter EisenmanState Farm StadiumPeter Eisenman · 2006
Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center · Norman FosterKhan Shatyr Entertainment CenterNorman Foster · 2010
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Moshe SafdieKauffman Center for the Performing ArtsMoshe Safdie · 2011
Palacio de los Deportes · Félix CandelaPalacio de los DeportesFélix Candela · 1968
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Moshe SafdieKauffman Center for the Performing ArtsMoshe Safdie · 2011
McCormick Tribune Campus Center · Rem Koolhaas / OMAMcCormick Tribune Campus CenterRem Koolhaas / OMA · 2003
IG Arena · Kengo KumaIG ArenaKengo Kuma · 2025
Beth Sholom Congregation · Frank Lloyd WrightBeth Sholom CongregationFrank Lloyd Wright · 1956
Van Gogh Museum · Gerrit RietveldVan Gogh MuseumGerrit Rietveld · 1973
IG Arena · Kengo KumaIG ArenaKengo Kuma · 2025
Kresge Auditorium · Eero SaarinenKresge AuditoriumEero Saarinen · 1955
Kresge Auditorium · Eero SaarinenKresge AuditoriumEero Saarinen · 1955
State Farm Stadium · Peter EisenmanState Farm StadiumPeter Eisenman · 2006
L'Hemisfèric · Santiago CalatravaL'HemisfèricSantiago Calatrava · 1998
Pilot Plan of Brasília · Oscar NiemeyerPilot Plan of BrasíliaOscar Niemeyer
MEO Arena · Skidmore, Owings & MerrillMEO ArenaSkidmore, Owings & Merrill · 1996
Astrabudua · Norman FosterAstrabuduaNorman Foster · 1995

Related projects

church of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
church of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Félix Candela · 1967 · Madrid, Spain
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Fumihiko Maki · 1956 · Tokyo, Japan
Viitatorni
Viitatorni
Alvar Aalto · 1962 · Jyväskylä, Finland
Palazzo del Lavoro
Palazzo del Lavoro
Gio Ponti · 1961 · Turin, Italy
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
Mies van der Rohe · 1964 · Chicago, United States
Pavillon Le Corbusier
Pavillon Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier · 1967 · Zurich, Switzerland
Bergiselschanze
Bergiselschanze
Zaha Hadid · 1964 · Innsbruck, Austria
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill · 1982 · Minneapolis, United States
Spectrum
Spectrum
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill · 1967 · Philadelphia, United States
Nippon Gaishi Hall
Nippon Gaishi Hall
Kenzo Tange · 1987 · Nagoya, Japan