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  2. Templo Mayor - Wikipedia

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    The museum of the Templo Mayor was built in 1987 to house the Templo Mayor Project and its finds—a project which continues work to this day. In 1991, the Urban Archeology Program was incorporated as part of the Templo Mayor Project whose mission is to excavate the oldest area of the city, around the main plaza. [4]

  3. Coyolxāuhqui - Wikipedia

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    The Templo Mayor stone disk served as a cautionary sign to foes of Tenochtitlán. This is exemplified by the dismemberment of her body and its restraints. [10] The display of Coyolxāuhqui's severed head served this same purpose differently, as it was different than the typical full-body sculptures and art created by the Mexica.

  4. Coyolxauhqui Stone - Wikipedia

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    The stone they uncovered depicts the narrative of Coyolxauhqui's defeat at Coatepec. The discovery renewed the interest in excavating the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, underneath Mexico City. This led to the excavation of the Templo Mayor, directed by Eduardo Matos Moctezuma. [5]

  5. Tenochtitlan - Wikipedia

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    Templo Mayor of Mexico-Tenochtitlan ruins. The ruins of the Templo Mayor Fundación de México (The foundation of Mexico) – Tenochtitlán by Roberto Cueva del Río. Tenochtitlan's main temple complex, the Templo Mayor, was dismantled and the central district of the Spanish colonial city was constructed on top of it. The great temple was ...

  6. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    It is situated on top of the former Aztec sacred precinct near the Templo Mayor on the northern side of the Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo) in the historic center of Mexico City. The cathedral was built in sections from 1573 to 1813 [ 3 ] around the original church that was constructed soon after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan ...

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    There are remains of Aztec buildings, including the main temple, Templo Mayor. As the capital of New Spain until the 19th century, the city has numerous colonial buildings, including the Cathedral (pictured) and several churches, as well as streets in a grid plan and numerous plazas.

  8. History of Mexico City - Wikipedia

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    The symbol of the founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the central image on the Mexican flag since Mexican independence from Spain in 1821.. The history of Mexico City stretches back to its founding ca. 1325 C.E as the Mexica city-state of Tenochtitlan, which evolved into the senior partner of the Aztec Triple Alliance that dominated central Mexico immediately prior to the Spanish conquest of 1519 ...

  9. Tlatelolco (archaeological site) - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest structure; it is located in the central part of the area and the characteristics of stage II resemble those of Tenayuca and the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan. It is a platform of three bodies with wide steps split in two by central and lateral alfardas. Apparently, this building was taller than that of Tenochtitlan. Calendar ...