Do you know the story of why the station of the Subway Observatory Does it have that name and is symbolized by a half-open dome with a telescope? Here we tell you the details.
The Observatory station belongs to the line 1 of Metro Collective Transportation System (STC). The “Pink Line”, as it is also known, runs from pantintlan a Observatory.
It is currently being remodeled, so the stretch that goes from waterfall a pantitlan It has been closed to the public since June 2022.
However, the authorities in the capital recently reported that this section could resume operations by February of this year.
Origins of the name and symbol of the Metro Observatory
The symbol and name of this is due to the fact that many years ago, near the station tacubaya of the Metro, the National Astronomical Observatory.
The image with which this station is represented is that of a half-open dome through which the lens of a telescope appears. The color palette is pink and white, to highlight the hue of Line 1 of the Metro.
In the year 1867, the observatory was installed on the roof of the National Palace. A year later the site moved to the Castle chapultepec.
As the city expanded, the place dedicated to astronomical observation moved once more. For the year 1908, he moved to the zone of tacubayaon the Mexico Citywhich at that time was a less populated region.
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The building remained on the roof of the Archbishop’s Palace, in Tacubaya. Four domes were placed there in which, through telescopes, researchers studied various astronomical phenomena.
However, the urban sprawl spread more and more with the passage of time, so that the observation of the stars became almost impossible.
For this reason, in 1942, the corresponding authorities decided to move the observatory once again, this time the place of destination was Tonantzintla, in Puebla.
It is important to point out that the Tacubaya Observatory It was in that area until 1963, when it was demolished to build the National Preparatory School Number 4 of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
In such a way that the Metro Observatory received its name and symbol due to these historical events, as well as the location in which it is located.