To the north, a large hotel (6), the department stores (7), and the old cathedral enter into the Core; and to the south, by making use of a river barrage, the Core is brought into immediate relation with the far bank, which is reserved exclusively for industry, together with a school for apprentices.
ABOVE: General plan for the central area. Pedestrian areas shown in yellow: traffic routes in red.
BELOW: The Core at present facing south towards the Parliament Building across the Plaza Bolivar. On the left is the old Cathedral.
Bogota is the capital city of Colombia. It is not an industrial city, nor is it one that has developed on a crossroads, nor is it a strategic centre of international commerce.