rebuilt over the 14th–16th centuriesReputable sourceWell documented
The Templo Mayor: Heart of the Aztec World
On the timeline · around rebuilt over the 14th–16th centuries ·
What happened
The Templo Mayor was a great twin-shrined pyramid at the sacred centre of Tenochtitlan, dedicated jointly to Huitzilopochtli, god of sun and war, and Tlaloc, god of rain. Rebuilt ever larger by successive rulers, it was the symbolic centre of the Aztec cosmos.
Why it matters
More than a building, the Templo Mayor was the axis of the Aztec world — the meeting point of heaven, earth and underworld where the empire's gods were fed.
Sources
- World History Encyclopedia. Templo Mayor · Reputable source