▁Nacional ▁is ▁an ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁office ▁building ▁located ▁in ▁Aven ida ▁Ju á rez , ▁in ▁the ▁Historical ▁Centre ▁of ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁Pala cio ▁de ▁Bell as ▁Ar tes . The ▁building ' s ▁architect ▁was ▁ ▁Manuel ▁Ort iz ▁Mon aster io . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁stories ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁tall est ▁building ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁until ▁Ed ific io ▁Cor cu era ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁It ▁stands ▁ 5 6 ▁meters ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁flo ors , ▁served ▁by ▁five ▁elev ators . ▁Its ▁steel ▁frame ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁with stand ▁the ▁strong ▁earth qu akes ▁that ▁regularly ▁sh ake ▁the ▁city . ▁Total ▁building ▁area ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁It ▁surv ived ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁earth qu akes ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁but ▁was ▁slightly ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁O ax aca - G uer rero ▁earth qu ake . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁next ▁to ▁it , ▁known ▁as ▁" La ▁Nacional ▁II " ▁and ▁considered ▁an ▁an nex , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁contains ▁a ▁S ears ▁store . ▁The ▁eight ▁floor ▁houses ▁a ▁popular ▁c afé , ▁that ▁offers ▁views ▁to ▁Pala cio ▁de