The Puerta de los Leones (Spanish: Lions Gateway) is the main entrance to the first section of the Chapultepec Park, in Mexico City. It is found near Paseo de la Reforma and it connects with Calzada Juventud Heroica.[1][2] It was created by Antonio Muñoz García.
It was named after the two lion bronze sculptures that lie on graniteArt Deco plinths; the mineral came from Germany, Canada and Zacatecas. The plinths serve as if they were entrance guardhouses.
Visitors access through an iron gate with a relief of an eagle with its wings outstretched that is located on the ground floor. The gate is made of cast iron and was created by the smelter N. Norris and it was modeled by the sculptor J. Tovar.[4]
^ abGonzález Gamio, Ángeles (16 October 2011). "El Altar a la Patria". La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.