Codex, Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico

Aztec temple of Huitzilopochtli and tzompantli or tower of skulls from human sacrifices, from the Tovar Codex, 1587, by Juan de Tovar, like the one excavated at the Templo Mayor, in the Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. The Main Temple was a stepped pyramid temple topped with 2 shrines dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc, on the Recinto Sagrado or ceremonial area of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Mexica people. It was rebuilt 7 times until it was destroyed by Hernan Cortes in 1521. Its remains have been excavated since 1978 and it is part of the Mexico City UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

14153979

Media ID

45930534

Size

8268px x 5879px (18.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2025