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Located in the sacred precinct at the heart of the city, the Templo Mayor was positioned at the center of the Mexica capital and thus the entire empire. The capital was also divided into four main quadrants, with the Templo Mayor at the center.
The Templo Mayor, a key Aztec temple, was destroyed and buried by the Spaniards during their conquest. Today, its remains reveal seven layers of construction, each by a different ruler. The temple was dedicated to two main Aztec deities, Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc.
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- Beth Harris,Steven Zucker
The Templo Mayor Museum in Mexico City is home to a large stone monolith of Coyolxauhqui, an important character in Aztec mythology. Found in 1978, this decapitated and dismembered figure was repeatedly placed in the same location during seven major building phases, revealing a rich layer of Aztec history and culture.
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- Steven Zucker,Beth Harris
The Coatlicue sculpture in Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology is one of the most famous Mexica (Aztec) sculptures in existence (her name is pronounced "koh-at-lee-kway"). Standing over ten feet tall, the statue towers over onlookers as she leans toward them.
The Templo Mayor (English: Main Temple) was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica .
The Sun Stone, a famous artifact in Mexico's National Anthropology Museum, is a complex symbol of Aztec culture. It depicts the sun god, Tonatiuh, and tells the story of the cosmos' creation. The stone also prophesies the end of the world through earthquakes, reflecting Aztec beliefs about the cyclical nature of time.
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- Steven Zucker,Beth Harris
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This sculpture was discovered during excavations at the main Mexica temple, called the Templo Mayor. This temple was located in the ceremonial center of Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Mexica empire.
