SOUTH
AMERICAN PICTURES ARCHAEOLOGY
AND HISTORY
Templo Mayor
| The Templo Mayor or Great Temple of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital city founded AD1325. Temples on top of the main pyramid were dedicated to the gods Huitzilpochtli and Tláloc. |
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| IMAGE ARCHIVE |
| ARCHAEOLOGY + HISTORY |
| COLLECTIONS |
| FEATURES |
| NATURAL HISTORY + ENVIRONMENT |
| PORTFOLIOS |
| RÉSUMÉ |
| ESPAÑOL |
| PORTUGUÊS |
| SITE MAP |
| CONTACTinfo |
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| Ruins and cathedral | Temple ruins | Serpent | 19th C drain |
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| 19th C drain |
Ruins and cathedral |
A colonial fountain | 19th C drain |
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| Brazier and serpent head | Brazier and serpent head | Serpent head | Altar of Skulls |
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| Altar of Skulls | Red temple | Red temple altar | Fire Serpent |
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| Chacmool | Stone figures | Stone figures | Stone figures |
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| Serpent | Serpent head | Model of Tenochtitlan | Model of Great Temple |
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| Location of Coyolxauhqui stone. | Coyolxauhqui stone | Serpents on stairways | Eagle Knight |
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| Brazier | Repository of offerings | Ruins and Cathedral | Serpent and steps |
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| Serpent | An platform with earlier layers below | Serpent tenon heads | Overview of the site |
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| Decorated wall Temple ll | North patio | North patio and steps to the Eagle warriors sanctuary | North patio - original floor |
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| North patio steps to main temple | North patio - different floor levels | Sanctuary of the Eagle warriors - murals | Sanctuary of the Eagle warriors - -with mural decoration |
