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Templo Mayor was one the principal temples of Tenochtitlan, the former capital of the Aztec empire. Built sometime after 1325 CE, the structure was dedicated to two Aztec deities, Huitzilopochtli the god of war and Tlaloc the god of rain and agriculture. The temple was surrounded by a serpent wall and the entire structure would have been ...
It was nine years hence, in 1987, that the museum was officially opened, but people have been visiting the site, even during the digging stages, albeit in limited numbers and in restricted areas. The Templo Mayor is today a major attraction in the very heart of downtown Mexico City and is one of Mexico’s most important archaeological sites.
The Templo Mayor Museum was inaugurated in 1987. This building was designed to exhibit the archaeological findings of the zone that used to be the Main Temple of Mexica peoples. The collection shows the political, military and aesthetic relevance of the city that dominated Mesoamerica before the Spaniards arrived.
The latest archaeological finds at the Templo Mayor (the Aztec Main Temple) in the Historic Centre of Mexico City contribute further to the understanding of the pre-Hispanic city. However, the integrity of the Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco is vulnerable to threats derived from the geological conditions of the place.
Museo del Templo Mayor. Centro: Las características del Templo Mayor de Texcoco, representado aquí, son similares a las del Templo Mayor de México-Tenochtitlan. Ambos poseían templos gemelos en su parte superior. Códice Ixtlilxóchitl, f. 112v. Derecha: Figurilla antropomorfa sedente en piedra verde estilo Mezcala. Museo del Templo Mayor.
A Chacmool figure holding a bowl in the ruins of Templo Mayor in Mexico City by CyArk CyArk. When the Templo Mayor was excavated archeologists discovered a stone Chacmool statue. A Chacmool is a reclining figure with its head turned 90 degrees to the side. It first appeared in the Valley of Mexico in the 9th century.
テンプロ・マヨール （ スペイン語: Templo Mayor ）とは、 アステカ の中心都市 テノチティトラン （今の メキシコシティ ）の中心にあった巨大な神殿 [1] 。. テノチティトランは スペイン人 によって16世紀に破壊され、その上にメキシコシティの町が建てられ ...
