Sunday, March 15, 2009

Templo Mayor (Great Temple) by Aztecs, Mexico City

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Writhing serpent

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The Frog Altar

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Serpent heads at hte end of the ramps of the stairs up the Great Temple

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Sculpted offerings (replicas)

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Chacmool sculpture at the entrance to Temple of Tlaloc

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House of Eagle Knights

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Tzompantli altar - wall of skulls covered with stucco

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The site during the Aztec era

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The site today, with Plaza de la Constitucion, Cathedral Metropolitana, and Palacio Nacional

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Wall of Skulls (Tzompantli shrine). This one inside the museum is a replica of the original one on the site.

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