The Jardin Zenea is in the center of the historic district and it functions as the main plaza and the market square of the city. On the east side of the plaza is the Templo de San Francisco on the Calle 5 de Mayo, with a large tiled dome and a single massive tower on the northwest corner. On the west side of the plaza is the small, but impressive Teatro de la Republica, where in 1867 a tribunal decided to execute the emperor Maximilian. In the center of the garden there is a fine bandstand with a parabolic metal roof. Most of the garden is decorated with colorful plantings and a variety of trees.
The Templo de Guadelupe stands 2 blocks east of the Plaza Principal, at the corner of Avenida Pasteur and Avenida 16 de Septiembre. The west facade of the church is flanked by 2 tall towers with square and octagonal pavilions topped by conical multi-colored tile roofs. The octagonal dome is also covered with colored tiles in red, green and white, the colors of the Mexican flag, and symbol of Mexican independence. Diagonally across the street from the church is a small trapezoidal plaza framed by red and yellow stucco facades and bougainvilla trees. In the center of the space there is a statue of a fat monk on a very fat pillar.
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