Teotihuacán is a sacred site that is about 30 miles northeast from
Mexico City in Mexico. This is a very popular site to visit from the
city, as these ruins are among Mexico’s most remarkable, as well as some
of the most important in the world. Teotihuacán was built about 300 AD
and is characterized by enormous monuments that have been carefully
laid out based on symbolic and geometric principles.
The Temple of Quetzalcoatl is one of its most monumental structures,
located in the center of the area and boasts its fine decoration and
lavish offerings. The front of the temple has large, finely carved
serpent heads that jut out from feathered collars that are carved into
its stone walls. This temple has a pyramid built on top of it called
the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, where over 200 ceremonially buried
warriors’ skeletons have been found by archaeologists.
The Pyramid of the Sun is positioned on the Avenue of the Dead’s east
side, is the 3rd biggest pyramid in the world, and the largest pyramid
that has been restored in the Western Hemisphere. This structure hasn’t
been completely understood yet, but is built over a sacred cave that
has the shape of a 4 leaf clover. The first part of the Pyramid was
built about 100 BC, being completed 400 years later.
The Pyramid of the Moon faces the northern plaza and has no
discovered features in its interior, such as a cave. It is smaller than
its neighboring pyramid, but appears to be the same since it is built
on higher ground. This pyramid seems to have been built in a pattern to
reflect the sacred Cerro Gordo Mountain to the north.
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