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8, Seminario, Centro Histórico, México, Mexico
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2024
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This temple houses a stone sculpture illustrating 240 skeletons and bas-reliefs showing military processions

The monumental Aztec construction, of which unfortunately only vestiges remain, is a must-see during your visit to Mexico. In the Aztec belief, this place was none other than the center of the universe. When Hernán Cortés razed the city, he destroyed the Teocalli temple: the center of Aztec life in Mexico. The first temple was erected in 1375 and expanded several times. Each expansion was accompanied by sacrifices of captured soldiers. Almost nothing remains of the seventh and last version of the temple dating from around 1502. However, the "techcatl", the Mesoamerican human sacrifice altar, can be seen in front of the sanctuary of Huizilopochtli, the deity to whom offerings were dedicated. Also note the stone sculpture depicting 240 skeletons and the bas-reliefs showing military processions. The site is part of the historic center of Mexico City and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, when the museum adjacent to the Templo Mayor was inaugurated. It gives an extraordinary insight into Aztec civilization: warfare practices and death ceremonies, trade and government, but also Tláloc, god of Rain and Fertility, and Huizilopochtli, god of War and lord of the Templo Mayor. Finally, many believe that the temple is located at the exact spot where the Aztecs saw their symbolic eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak: the emblem of present-day Mexico.

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Visited in october 2020
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Super musée à ciel ouvert en plein centre de la Ciudad de Mexico sur la place du zocalo.
JB974
Visited in october 2019
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Intérésant...en plein cœur de México.
Une visite rapide en plein cœur de ville pour en apprendre un petit plus sur l'architecture des "pirámides"...C'est l'occasion d'entrevoir leur décomposition en couches successives...
LOR1973
Visited in march 2019
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plus important site aztèque
Ce temple est un réalité composé des ruines de plusieurs constructions qui se sont succédés au cours des siècles. Si vous aimez les vielles pierres, il vous donneras un superbe aperçu de la culture aztèque. le musée, inclus dans le prix, est aussi à vsiter
Michel 64
Visited in november 2018
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Templo Mayor
A l'origine de la fondation de Mexico, le temple Mayor est en plein centre ville, jouxtant la cathédral, le palais présidentiel et le Zocalo. A noter : la découverte a eu lieu durant les travaux du métro de Mexico et l'un des "découvreur" est français, professeur à l'école d'archéologie d'une université parisienne
ZAZAMEX
Visited in august 2018
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Lieu en centre-ville qui est l'ancien lieu de la cité Maya. Ce temple est à visité si vous êtes dans la zone centrale. Le musée est très bien fait.

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