• In the center of the city, which had about 80 buildings, Templo Mayor loomed the largest. The grand temple was constructed of twin pyramids and stood 90 feet high.
  • In the heart of Mexico City’s Centro Historico district, the ancient Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan lies the ruins of Templo Mayor.
  • The Templo Mayor Museum, in Mexico City’s Zocalo, is one of the museums with greatest impact in Mexico City.
  • The Templo Mayor in Mexico City is called the Pyramid of Huitzilopochtli; it stands out from the rest of the attractions of the capital of Mexico.
  • The Templo Mayor stands in the heart of Mexico City and was once the great temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
  • According to legend, the Aztecs did encounter such an omen and the construction of Tenochtitlan and its great pyramid, the Templo Mayor soon commenced.
  • Aztec Templo Mayor Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). Click on the pictures. Modern-day location of Templo Mayor. 1913.
  • The seventh temple was the last version of the Templo Mayor, and very little of it remains since this layer was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521.
  • The Templo Mayor was one of the main temples of the Aztecs in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City.