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The 'Great Pyramid' or 'Templo Mayor' was the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). The temple rose 60 m (197 ft) above the city's ritual precinct, surmounted by dual shrines to the deities Huitzilopochtli (god of war and sun) and Tlaloc (god of rain and fertility).
It was mostly destroyed in 1521 after the conquest of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadores under the leadership of Hernán Cortés. Remains of the lower portions of the temple complex have been discovered by modern archaeologists buried under a portion of modern Mexico City.
Numerous smaller buildings and platforms associated with the temple formed a closely-situated complex around its base. A stucco relief depicting a ''tzompantli'', or "skull rack", decorated one platform leading to the temple.
The temple was enlarged several times, and for the last time in 1487, when between 3,000 and 84,000 people were sacrificed over 4 days during its reconsecration.
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An illustration of the Templo Mayor's possible original appearance
The nested remains of successive phases of construction.
The 'Great Pyramid' or 'Templo Mayor' was the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). The temple rose 60 m (197 ft) above the city's ritual precinct, surmounted by dual shrines to the deities Huitzilopochtli (god of war and sun) and Tlaloc (god of rain and fertility).
It was mostly destroyed in 1521 after the conquest of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadores under the leadership of Hernán Cortés. Remains of the lower portions of the temple complex have been discovered by modern archaeologists buried under a portion of modern Mexico City.
Numerous smaller buildings and platforms associated with the temple formed a closely-situated complex around its base. A stucco relief depicting a ''tzompantli'', or "skull rack", decorated one platform leading to the temple.
The temple was enlarged several times, and for the last time in 1487, when between 3,000 and 84,000 people were sacrificed over 4 days during its reconsecration.
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