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Templo Mayor de México-Tenochtitlan

Name: Templo Mayor de México-Tenochtitlan
Address: 60 República de Guatemala, Ciudad de México, CDMX, MX

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Maria

February 7, 2020

Find out how prehispanic Mexico City looked like!

Florencia

December 10, 2020

The Templo Mayor (Spanish for "[the] Greater Temple") was the main temple of the Aztec people in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. It was dedicated simultaneously to Huitzilopochtli, god of war, and Tlaloc, god of rain and agriculture, each of which had a shrine at the top of the pyramid with separate staircases. The temple was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521 to make way for the new cathedral. In 1978 it was rediscovered during some works by the electricity company, and nowadays it is a Museum made to rescue, preserve and research the Templo Mayor, its Sacred Precinct, and all objects associated with it. Open Tue-Sun from 9-17h.

Marco

November 22, 2021

The Templo Mayor was the center of the political and religious life of the Mexica civilization. The Templo Mayor had a great importance for the Aztecs, since they considered this city as the center of the universe. In it the important religious ceremonies of the city of Tenochtitlan were carried out. The city and the temple were destroyed during the conquest of Mexico in the 16th century.