Paseo de la Reforma - "Boulevard of Transformations" - the central street of Mexico City, about 15 km long, designed by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig in 1860, modeled on the Parisian
Champs Elysées. Crosses the capital of Mexico diagonally from Chapultepe Park to Madero Street. On the avenue there are many attractions of Mexico City, luxury shops, restaurants and hotels, office buildings, embassies of several countries, museums and exhibition halls, a zoo. The main attraction of the avenue is the
Angel of Independence Column with a gilded statue of the Winged Victory. On the avenue are the tallest buildings in Mexico: skyscrapers "Torre Mayor" (225 m), "Torre Reforma" (244 m) and 4 others under construction. Reforma Avenue is a traditional place for celebrations, parades, and protests.