Throughout his life, Diego Rivera assembled an impressive collection of pre-Hispanic figures, which he called "the idol". The painter conceived the idea of ​​creating a construction that would house these pieces and would also be a habitable artistic work. In 1941, after returning from his trip to San Francisco, Rivera undertook the construction of this project, which sought to generate continuity between modern art and pre-Columbian aesthetics. The painter chose the land of Pedregal de San Ángel, which previously surrounded the Xitle volcano. He had acquired them, along with Frida Kahlo, in order to build a farm. Later, thinking of leaving a legacy to the people of Mexico, Diego Rivera imagined the Anahuacalli as a unique architectural work; a City of Arts in permanent creation. Nearly two thousand Teotihuacan, Olmec, Toltec, Nahua, Zapotec and northwestern Mexican figures accompany us on a journey from the underworld to the sun.