Casa Borda, Colonial building in Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico
Casa Borda is a four-story colonial residence in Taxco with its main entrance at plaza level opening onto the central zócalo. The rear facade overlooks a steep hillside that reveals the building's full vertical dimension.
José de la Borda commissioned this mansion in 1759 when Taxco was thriving as a silver mining hub. The construction reflects the wealth that mining brought to the city during that prosperous period.
The building functions as a cultural center where local artists from Guerrero regularly display their work in rotating exhibitions. You can experience experimental theater performances and see contemporary pieces in painting, sculpture, and photography.
The building is located on Plaza Borda in central Taxco and is easily accessible on foot from the main square. You can contact the cultural center to learn about current exhibitions and upcoming events.
The building creates a visual trick where it appears as a single story from the front plaza but reveals all four levels from the rear hillside. This optical effect occurs because of how the mansion sits on the steep slope with the dramatic change in elevation.
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