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The city has a rich variety of architectural styles ranging from

Summary: The city has a rich variety of architectural styles ranging from the baroque to the modern The city s colonial architecture is a product of French and Spanish trends that were current in Europe at the time of Guadalajara s initial settlement The historic downtown district contains several examples of neoclassical architecture such as the the Degollado theater and surrounding buildings as well as the large residential houses of the Lafayette district many of which have since been converted to boutiques or restaurants During Porfirio Diaz s presidency the French style of architecture invaded the city due to the passion of then president Porfirio Dìaz for the currents of French style Also Italian architects were the ones in charge to giving form to the gothic structures that rise in the city The passage of time has shaped the diversity of the city s architecture from baroque to the churrigueresco neogothic and neoclassic to the Art Deco and lines of the postmodernistas

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