Faro del Comercio
A 70-meter orange-red concrete monument on the Macroplaza. At night it projects green lasers across the city sky.
The Faro del Comercio was designed by Mexican architect Luis Barragán and built in 1984 to mark the centenary of the Monterrey Chamber of Commerce. It stands about 70 meters tall, and its simple, slab-like orange-red form is strongly modernist. At night, green lasers shine from the top across the city skyline. Visitors cannot climb to the top. It is mainly admired from the Macroplaza, and photographing it together with the cathedral is a classic city view.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Monterrey Cathedral
- Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey
- MARCO
- Macroplaza
- Barrio Antiguo
- Museo del Noreste
- Museum of Mexican History
- Government Palace of Nuevo León