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Templo Mayor
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- Name
- Templo Mayor
- Continent
- THE AMERICAS
- Alt Name:
- Great Temple
- Country:
- Mexico
- Period:
- Aztec
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 300AD - 399AD
- City/Town:
- Mexico City
- Figure:
- -
- Resorts:
- Mexico City,
- Related:
- Tenochtitlan, Teotihuacan ,
El Tepozteco, Mexico National Museum of Anthropology,
about Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor was a temple in the capital city of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, in what is now Mexico City.
In fact, much of Mexico City was built over Tenochtitlan, but some original sites remain, including the Great Temple, known as Templo Mayor, which was the most important building in the city.
Temple Mayor was built by the people of Tenochtitlan as a shrine to the deities Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc. Tenochtitlan was originally established in around 325 AD and was a thriving city with around 200,000 people until 1521, when it was conquered by the Spanish.
Templo Mayor is now a popular tourist site, with a museum filled with Aztec artefacts uncovered during the excavation. Overall the Templo Mayor and its museum offer a great insight in the pre-Hispanic era in Mexico.
Just as empires rise and fall so do entry fees and opening hours! While we work as hard as we can to ensure the information provided here about Templo Mayor is as accurate as possible, the changing nature of certain elements mean we can't absolutely guarantee that these details won't become a thing of the past. If you know of any information on this page that needs updating you can add a comment above or now.
contact details
Address: Templo Mayor, Seminario 8, Centro Histórico Mexico City 06060, Mexico
Phone: +52 55 5542 0606
E-Mail: contacteurope@visitmexico.com
useful information
Directions:
Templo Mayor is near Zocalo Metro Station, (line 2). Lagunilla subway station is also close (line B).
Ticket Information:
Templo Mayor is open daily except Mondays 9am-5pm.
Entry costs 48 Pesos for adults and is free for children under 12 and students with valid ID.
Links:
http://www.visitmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/Visi_DF_Arqueologia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/412/
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09 Feb, 2012
what are the little houses right infront called