- Name of building
- Iglesia de la Virgen Milagrosa
- Construction year
- 1955
- Structural system
- Shell
- Primary use
- Church
- Architect
- Felix Candela
- Architect2
- Felix Candela
- Structural engineer
- Felix Candela
- Constructor
- Professional
- Cubiertas Ala S.A.
- Country
- MEXICO
- Address
- Matias Romero / Ixcateopan, Narverte, Mexico, D. F.
- Means of transportation
- Walking 200m east from Estacion de Metro Division del Norte(Lenia-3).
- Admission
- Outside : OK Inside : OK
8:00-14:00 & 17:00-20:00 everyday - Reference
- ①Felix Candela, Supervisor; Yutaka Saito, Editor; Naomi Miwa..
Forewords; Felix Candela, Ove Arup, Frei Otto, Mamoru Kawagucxi, Riicht Miyake, Mutsuro Sasaki Published by TOTO Shuppan, Tokyo on August 10,1995, pp.104-121. Japanese Language
②Candela/The Shell Builder, Colin Faber, Reinhold Publishing Corpotation, NY, 1963, p.76-87.
④Arquitectos Contemporaneos de Mexico, Louise Noelle, Editorial Trillas, Mexicp, D.F. 2nd Edition, 1993.p.31+32+33.
⑤IASS Bulletin No.71+72, September 1979,p.27-38, Fig.14-18.
Notes for History The development of thin shells in Mexico, by Félix Candela. - Note
- TEL 523-1846.
Iglesia de la Virgen de la Medalla Milagrosa is full name.
Photo taken on January 28+30,1994 and February 5+11,1995. ③-105.
The owner of Cubiertas Ala S.A. is Félix Candela.
Span:18m. Length:40.8m. Height:20.5m.