A couple days ago I showed you pictures of the Mexico City Mormon temple which is located a short distance from Alejandro's home. The building is clearly inspired by pre-Hispanic architecture. While taking my walk, I came upon another church which is oddly reminiscent of the Gothic churches of France.
It is the parish church of San Felipe de Jesús, and it stands out as being very different from other Catholic churches in the neighborhood.
The facade includes a rose window, a la Notre Dame, but the bell towers are truncated and only two dimensional.
It's an interesting building, although the attempt to copy Gothic architecture doesn't quite work.
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