Templo Mayor, Mexico-City
Main temple at the ceremonial center of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire.
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According to the Franciscan monk Bernardino de Sahagún (1499 - 1560) there were about 78 buildings on the temple area of 500 square meter. The archeologists have localized 40 of them to date.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Main temple at the ceremonial center of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire.