Paseo de la Reforma, Angel of Independence & Museo Soumaya

Paseo de la Reforma (the grand 12-lane ceremonial boulevard running diagonally from the historic centre northwest through Chapultepec to the western suburbs — designed by Emperor Maximilian I and modeled on the Haussmanian boulevards of Paris, lined with sculptures, embassies, luxury hotels, corporate headquarters, and cultural institutions) is the symbolic spine of Mexico City and the stage on which the city celebrates and mourns its greatest moments.