Zócalo
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Zócalo is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City. Prior to the conquest by Spain, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The plaza used to be known sim
Plaza de la Constitución
A panoramic view of the Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución), Mexico City. Looking east from the rooftop restaurant on the Portal de Mercaderes to the Palacio Nacional
A model of Templo Mayor and Zócalo prior to the conquest. Mexico City Metro Zócalo/Tenochtitlan station
A view of the Plaza Mayor of Mexico city, ca. 1695, by Cristóbal de Villalpando. Painting currently located in Corsham Court, England
Templo Mayor
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The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
Zócalo
…surrounding blocks have played a central role in the city's planning and geography for almost 700 years. The site is just one block southwest of the Templo Mayor, which, according to Aztec legend and mythology, was considered the center of the universe. The modern Zócalo in Mexico City is 57,600 m2 (240 m × 240…
Aerial image of the Templo Mayor
View of the Templo Mayor and the surrounding buildings.
Disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxauhqui which was found during construction in 1978
Scale model of the Templo Mayor of Tenōchtitlan showing the various stages as it was enlarged over time.