The Templo Mayor was the main temple pyramid of the Mexica (Aztec) capital Tenochtitlan, capped by the twin sanctuaries of the gods Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc. The structure was established presumably at the same time as the city in c. 1325 or 1345, and was refurbished and expanded with the additions of new layers a total of seven times, before the Spanish conquest in 1521.
Surroundings:
Location:
- Mexico, Mexico City
- geo:19.434937,-99.131371
- Exact location
Period or year:
- 1345~ / unknown
Class:
- Temple or sanctuary
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=101125
Annotations
Relevant museums
National Museum of Anthropology
The National Museum of Anthropology on the Hill of Chapultepec.
Nearby
Tenochtitlan
Capital of the Aztec empire
Tlatelolco (1 km)
The remains of a major pre-Columbian city.
Castle of Chapultepec (5 km)
Castle of Chapultepec.