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goes back to the 17th
\ncentury, when the first Dominican friars arrived in Mexico City from Spain.
\nAt this time CCMC comprised one of the three main buildings of the Santo
\nDomingo convent. Its original name was Patio de los Generales (Square for
\nGeneral Studies), and it was mainly used for prayer and meditation.<\/p>\n
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the place served as housing for civilians, and at the end of that century became a military headquarters. At the end of the 20 th century, the three original buildings which were part of the Santo Domingo convent were rebuilt, and the CCMC was restored using traditional techniques to return the site to its original appearance.<\/p>\n
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incorporated a new conception of space, bringing a different function to the site. The restoration highlighted the magnificence of the building, using modern materials such as concrete, steel and marble; the use of these materials was a perfect example of material resemiotization \u2013 the main theme of Semiofest 2022.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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a resemiotization in architecture to create a place where everybody is welcome!<\/p>\n
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