Teotihuacan - Wikipedia
Teotihuacan (/ t eɪ ˌ oʊ t iː w ə ˈ k ɑː n /; [1] Spanish: Teotihuacán, Spanish pronunciation: [teotiwa'kan] ⓘ; modern Nahuatl pronunciation ⓘ) is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.
Teotihuacán | Location, Sites, Culture, & History | Britannica
Teotihuacán, the most important and largest city of pre-Aztec central Mexico, located about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of modern Mexico City. At its apogee ( c. 500 ce ), it encompassed some 8 square miles (20 square km) and supported a population estimated at 125,000–200,000, making it, at the time, one of the largest cities in the world.
Teotihuacan ‑ Pyramids, Mexico & Map - HISTORY
2018年1月5日 · Teotihuacan (also written Teotihuacán) is arranged in a grid layout that covers about 8 square miles (20 square kilometers).
Teotihuacan - World History Encyclopedia
2015年2月17日 · Teotihuacan, located in the Basin of Central Mexico, was the largest, most influential, and most revered city in the history of the New World. It flourished in Mesoamerica's Golden Age, the Classic Period of the first millennium CE. Dominated by two gigantic pyramids and a huge sacred avenue, the city’s architecture, art, and religion would influence all …
15 Things to KNOW Before Visiting Teotihuacan, Mexico
2024年4月17日 · Teotihuacán is a close runner-up to Chichén Itzá when it comes to the most famous ruins site in Mexico. While it’s not as well-known, it’s also much cheaper and more accessible from central Mexico.
Visiting Teotihuacan: My Guide to the Mexico City Pyramids
2024年10月26日 · One mural particularly stands out, and is lauded as the most impressive mural of all Teotihuacán: the mural of Tlālōcān. In Aztec mythology, Tlālōcān was the marvelous underworld ruled over by the water deity Tlaloc.
Who Built Teotihuacán, One of the Largest Ancient Cities in …
2021年3月4日 · Teotihuacán was built more than two thousand years ago, and was a flourishing city by the second century A.D. The city itself was built according to a rigorous design plan — it is laid out geometrically, and features a complex network of …
Teotihuacan (ca. 100 BCE–800 CE) - The Metropolitan Museum of …
Teotihuacan, the largest city of the ancient Americas, is renowned for the large scale and ceremonial grandeur of its monumental architecture, introduction of collectivized residential structures, and development of many complex arts.
Teotihuacán - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During Aztec times, the city was a place of pilgrimage and identified with the myth of Tollan, the place where the sun was created. Teotihuacán astonished the Spanish conquistadores during the post-conquest era. Today Teotihuacán is one of the …
Teotihuacán civilization | Mexican history | Britannica
Teotihuacán (200 bce to 650 ce)—sometimes likened to Rome for its size and influence in Mesoamerica—was not built by Aztecan (Nahuan) speakers, disproving a theory often favoured by archaeologists who see cultural continuity to later Toltecs and Aztecs. The arrival of Nahuan speakers coincides more…