The Santa Catarina neighborhood is home to a large number of Coyoacán 's landmarks . It is located just west of the Plaza del Centenario along Calle Francisco Sosa . It is a small square with a bright yellow chapel named the Capilla de Santa Catarina . This chapel was built for use by the indigenous population in the very early colonial period . The building today conserves some of the original built in the 1520s when it was originally built as an open chapel , and ornamental work done in the mid 17th century , when the nave with cannon vault was added . Later a tower and a linterna were added , but these fell in the 1985 earthquake . Inside there are 400-year-old murals . It was declared a National Monument in 1932 . There are also several restored colonial era houses around it . On one side , there is Casa de Cultura de Coyacán which hold art and cultural events . Once part of a hacienda , behind the building there are large gardens filled with vegetation
1985 earthquake
1985 Mexico City earthquake
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