Templo Mayor

E52244
Aztec temple complex archaeological site

Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Templo Mayor canonical 19
Templo Mayor archaeological zone 5
Templo Mayor archaeological site 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec temple complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mesoamerican pyramidal architecture ⓘ
associatedWith agricultural fertility rites ⓘ
coronation rituals ⓘ
human sacrifice rituals ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ
warfare rituals ⓘ
associatedWithCity capital city of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Tlaloc ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Aztec New Fire ceremony ⓘ
builtBy Mexica ⓘ
surface form: Mexica people

rulers of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
civilization Aztec Empire ⓘ
Mexica ⓘ
constructionPeriod 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance political and religious heart of the Mexica empire ⓘ
principal cult site of Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc ⓘ
dedicatedTo Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Tlaloc ⓘ
destroyedBy Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
destructionPeriod early 16th century ⓘ
discoveryEvent 1978 discovery of Coyolxauhqui stone ⓘ
excavatedBy Mexican archaeologists ⓘ
excavationStart 1978 ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
main temple of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
hasArtifact Chacmool sculptures ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui Stone ⓘ
ceremonial offerings ⓘ
stone skulls ⓘ
hasMultiplePhases seven major construction stages ⓘ
hasMuseum Museo del Templo Mayor ⓘ
surface form: Templo Mayor Museum
hasStructure twin pyramidal temples ⓘ
heritageDesignation archaeological zone protected by INAH ⓘ
locatedIn Tenochtitlan ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Mexico City ⓘ
modernAccess Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ
surface form: historic center of Mexico City
orientation aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ
partOf Templo Mayor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan
religion Aztec mythology ⓘ
surface form: Aztec religion
symbolizes cosmic center of the Mexica world ⓘ
sacred mountain Coatepec ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1987 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco World Heritage Site ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valley of Mexico → archaeologicalSites → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Historic Centre of Mexico City → contains → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Historic Centre of Mexico City → contains → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor Museum
Tenochtitlan → majorTemple → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Aztec Empire → mainTemple → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Toltec civilization → architectureInfluenced → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aztec architecture
Huitzilopochtli → hasTemple → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Huitzilopochtli → sacredPlace → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor summit
Tlaloc → majorTemple → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Plaza de la Constitución → adjacentTo → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological site
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City → builtOnSiteOf → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aztec Templo Mayor precinct
Colonia Centro → contains → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological site
Colonia Centro → contains → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor Museum
Constitution Square → locatedNear → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological site
Templo Mayor → partOf → Templo Mayor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan
Piedra del Sol → originalLocation → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor precinct, Tenochtitlan
Tlatelolco → hasSite → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor de Tlatelolco
Mexica → mainTemple → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Mexica → archaeologicalSite → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological zone
calmecac → associatedWith → Templo Mayor ⓘ
subject surface form: Calmecac
this entity surface form: Tlaloc temple precinct
calmecac → associatedWith → Templo Mayor ⓘ
subject surface form: Calmecac
this entity surface form: Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan palace → adjacentTo → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Moctezuma I → notableWork → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expansion of the Great Temple (Templo Mayor)
massacre at Tóxcatl in Tenochtitlan → location → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Panquetzaliztli → locationOfCelebration → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Panquetzaliztli → locationOfCelebration → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: ceremonial precinct of Tenochtitlan
Left-Handed Hummingbird → worshipCenter → Templo Mayor ⓘ
subject surface form: Huitzilopochtli
Coatlicue → majorCultCenter → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui → associatedPlace → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui → majorArtifactLocation → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan
Coatepec → isRituallyRecreatedAt → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Zócalo metro station → servesLandmark → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Avenida 20 de Noviembre → near → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological zone
Museo del Templo Mayor → dedicatedTo → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Museo del Templo Mayor → partOf → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological zone
Coyolxauhqui Stone → originalLocation → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui Stone → associatedSite → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological zone
Coyolxauhqui Stone → relatedStructure → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor pyramid
Chacmool sculptures → foundInSite → Templo Mayor ⓘ
Plaza Mayor, Mexico City → adjacentTo → Templo Mayor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological zone
Plaza Mayor, Mexico City → hasNearbyLandmark → Templo Mayor ⓘ