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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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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 |
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