As we mentioned, the capital city of Tenochtitlan -- the ruins of which lie beneath modern Mexico City, save for prominent pyramids and temples like the skull-composed Aztec Tower in Mexico City ...
Along the street you can see the ruins of what was once the Aztec temple, and the sacred Aztec precinct is now largely taken up by the huge Spanish Baroque cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Along the street you can see the ruins of what was once the Aztec temple, and the sacred Aztec precinct is now largely taken up by the huge Spanish Baroque cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Before Spanish colonization, Templo Mayor served as the religious center for the Aztec people. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 16th century, the temple was among many structures ...