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In English: The Castle of Chapultepec, a palatial building located at the top of the hill of the same name, in the middle of Chapultepec Park, located in Mexico City at an altitude of 2,325 meters above sea level. It was built by Viceroy Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid on Grasshopper Hill (Chapultepec is a word of Nahuatl origin "Chapulli, grasshoppers, and sod (tl), hill Chapultepetl" which means "hill of grasshoppers" or "hill of the grasshopper "). Built in the era of the Viceroyalty of New Spain as a summer home for the viceroy, was given a variety of uses from storage of gunpowder to military academy in 1841. Has been expanded and remodeled, and has several patios, steps and gardens (most notably the Alcazar), foyers and halls, spacious properties characteristic of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. View from the courtyard of the main entrance of Chapultepec Castle atop Castle Hill Chapultepec.El has a boulevard that connects directly to the imperial residence to the center of the city, now known as the Paseo de la Reforma. After that the building was abandoned again after 10 years became the first astronomical observatory in Mexico (only 5 years), and then again a Military College and then to become the presidential residence. Since September 27, 1944 is home to the National History Museum. En Español: El Castillo de Chapultepec, es una construcción palaciega ubicada en lo alto del cerro del mismo nombre, en el centro del Bosque de Chapultepec, situado en la ciudad de México, a una altura de 2.325 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Fue construido por el virrey Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid sobre el cerro del Chapulín (Chapultepec es palabra de origen náhuatl «Chapulli, saltamontes, y tepe(tl), cerro, Chapultepetl», que significa "cerro del saltamontes" o "cerro del chapulín"). Construido en la época del Virreinato de Nueva España como casa de verano para el virrey, se le dio diversos usos, desde almacén de pólvora hasta academia militar en 1841. Ha sufrido ampliaciones y remodelaciones, y cuenta con diversos patios, escalinatas y jardines (entre los que destaca el del Alcázar), vestíbulos y salas, amplios espacios característicos de los inmuebles del siglo XIX y principios del XX. Vista desde el patio de armas de la entrada principal del Castillo de Chapultepec en la cima del cerro de Chapultepec.El castillo cuenta con un bulevar que conectaba directamente la residencia imperial con el centro de la ciudad, actualmente conocido como Paseo de la Reforma. Luego de esto el edificio se vio nuevamente en desuso, tras 10 años pasó a ser el primer observatorio astronómico de México (por sólo 5 años), y después volvió a ser un Colegio Militar, para luego pasar a ser la residencia presidencial. Desde el 27 de septiembre de 1944 es la sede del Museo Nacional de Historia. Fuente:Wikipedia.

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