Templo Mayor

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Templo Mayor

The Templo Mayor ("Main Temple") was one of the main temples of the Aztecs in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. [...]
Mexico City - Templo Mayor

Tenochtitlan: the ancient Aztec capital hidden beneath Mexico City

Beneath modern Mexico City lie the buried remains of Tenochtitlán, the ancient Mexica capital. Spanish colonizers built over sacred sites, especially where the Metropolitan Cathedral [...]
Mexico City - colonial times

The transformation of Mexico City: How the capital expanded through the centuries

When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan in 1325, it stood on islands in Lake Texcoco. The city was surrounded by other lakes - Xochimilco, Chalco, Xumpango, [...]