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The Temple of the Feathered Serpent is the third largest pyramid [1] at Teotihuacan, a pre-Columbian site in central Mexico (the term Teotihuacan, or Teotihuacano, is also used for the whole civilization and cultural complex associated with the site). This pre-Columbian city rose around the first or second century BCE and its occupation ...
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 [2] of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.
It included Teotihuacan imagery that was a stylised convention for representing bodies of water. [14] Water imagery continued to be associated with mirrors in central Mexico right up to Aztec times. [15] These representations of water-associated mirrors in Mesoamerican art apparently use the mirror to symbolise the surface of a pool of water.
The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacan, and one of the largest in Mesoamerica.It is believed to have been constructed about 200 AD. [4] Found along the Avenue of the Dead, in between the Pyramid of the Moon and the Ciudadela, and in the shadow of the mountain Cerro Gordo, the pyramid is part of a large complex in the heart of the city.
Mercury is a chemical element; ... the third-largest pyramid of Teotihuacan, Mexico, ... a pool of mercury was found under a marker in a Mesoamerican ballcourt.
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The existing structures were built around 450 to 500 AD. [1] These buildings were built over earlier structures from around 250 to 300 AD. [1] Due to the location of the palace and the quality of its art, it is thought the complex was home to a high ranking priest or other dignitary.
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