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El Palacio de Hierro is probably the most luxurious department store in Mexico and probably in Latin America. I'm simply amazed by this store. Truly a Mexican icon.
They have several stores (and three other types of stores: Casa Palacio, La Boutique Palacio, and Palacio Outlet.) Despite that, the most luxurious of all is the flagship store in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City. That store is simply amazing and a world unto itself.
Another interesting aspect of El Palacio de Hierro is that each store has a different architectural design, most simply spectacular. Mexican department stores in general and El Palacio de Hierro in particular tend to have a more European set up than American, so they tend to be even more beautiful than their American counterparts such as Macy's. That says alot, because many American department stores truly are beautiful.
I hope to see El Palacio de Hierro expand to other Latin American countries. Maybe one store in each city with a significant market such as Bogotá, Lima, Buenos Aires to name a few. Each store with a unique design not seen anywhere. I think a store like this has a chance to become a Latin American giant. Even the USA and/or Canada could accomodate a few stores, I'm sure there is a market for them.
El Palacio de Hierro is probably the most luxurious department store in Mexico and probably in Latin America. I'm simply amazed by this store. Truly a Mexican icon.
They have several stores (and three other types of stores: Casa Palacio, La Boutique Palacio, and Palacio Outlet.) Despite that, the most luxurious of all is the flagship store in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City. That store is simply amazing and a world unto itself.
Another interesting aspect of El Palacio de Hierro is that each store has a different architectural design, most simply spectacular. Mexican department stores in general and El Palacio de Hierro in particular tend to have a more European set up than American, so they tend to be even more beautiful than their American counterparts such as Macy's. That says alot, because many American department stores truly are beautiful.
I hope to see El Palacio de Hierro expand to other Latin American countries. Maybe one store in each city with a significant market such as Bogotá, Lima, Buenos Aires to name a few. Each store with a unique design not seen anywhere. I think a store like this has a chance to become a Latin American giant. Even the USA and/or Canada could accomodate a few stores, I'm sure there is a market for them.
If you want to have a closer look at the facades of these stores, you can find them in Google Street View in many areas of Mexico. Truly amazing!
Too bad you don't have a picture of the Centro Histórico store! That flagship location is on the same level with Macy's and Marshall Field's flagship stores.
Too bad you don't have a picture of the Centro Histórico store! That flagship location is on the same level with Macy's and Marshall Field's flagship stores.
Macy's Herald Square (flagship store; New York City)
This is the Polanco store. Not many videos for the Centro Histórico location. I saw pictures on Google Maps of the Zócalo store and the central atrium reminds me of Marshall Field's in Chicago and Wanamaker's in Philadelphia (both stores are now Macy's).
About two weeks ago, I watched old videos of the famous organ in Wanamaker's. (It is the largest pipe organ in the world!) Some comments from people who heard it live say that the video can not record the entire spectrum of sound.
The one in Centro Historico is a beauty. These department stores in Mexico (Palacio de Hierro, Puerto de Liverpool, Puerto de Veracruz, etc....) were all started by the French immigrants who settled in La Merced and all over Centro Historico. Many came from the Ubaye Valley by the Alps, Pyrenees and Brittany. The influence of these department stores obviously came from Paris and today are Mexican icons. There is a corner just behind Palacio de Hierro where three of these department stores meet and you feel like you're in Paris passing a Galleries Lafayette. Which makes sense since the more French migrants kept coming they settled the area so many bakeries, cafes and a French Post Office were set in that part of the city to satisfy the growing community.
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