Pyramid of the Sun

The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in , and one of the largest in Mesoamerica. It is believed to have been constructed about 200 AD.
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  • Type: Pyramid
  • Description: Mesoamerica structure in Teotihuacan, first built in 100 CE
  • Also known as: “Sluneční pyramida”, “Zonnepiramide”, and “هرم افتاب”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pyramid of the Moon and Quetzalpapálotl.

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The is the second-largest pyramid… is situated 1 km north of Pyramid of the Sun.

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The complex are ruins located in Teotihuacán. is situated 660 metres north of Pyramid of the Sun.

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The Temple of the Feathered Serpent is the third… is situated 1¼ km south of Pyramid of the Sun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Martín de las Pirámides Municipality and Otumba.

Town
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San Martín de las Pirámides is a municipality in the in .

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, officially referred to as de Gomez…

Town
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is a town and municipality… is situated 9 km southwest of Pyramid of the Sun.

Pyramid of the Sun

Latitude
19.69228° or 19° 41′ 32″ north
Longitude
-98.8435° or 98° 50′ 37″ west
Elevation
2,332 metres (7,651 feet)
Open location code
76F3M5R4+WH
Geo­Names ID
9960118
Wiki­data ID
Q29238
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Pyramid of the Sun” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Piramide van die Son”
  • Arabic: “هرم الشمس”
  • Armenian: “Արևի բուրգ”
  • Asturian: “Pirámide del Sol”
  • Bashkir: “Ҡояш пирамидаһы”
  • Basque: “Eguzkiaren piramidea”
  • Basque: “Eguzkiaren Piramidea”
  • Belarusian: “Піраміда Сонца”
  • Bulgarian: “Пирамида на Слънцето”
  • Catalan: “piràmide del Sol”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide del Sol”
  • Cebuano: “Pirámide del Sol”
  • Cebuano: “Pyramid of the Sun”
  • Chinese: “太陽金字塔”
  • Czech: “Pyramida Slunce”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van de zon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد هرم الشمس”
  • Esperanto: “Piramido de la Suno”
  • French: “pyramide du Soleil”
  • French: “Pyramide du Soleil”
  • Galician: “Pirámide do Sol”
  • Georgian: “მზის პირამიდა”
  • German: “Sonnenpyramide von Teotihuacán”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα του Ηλίου”
  • Hebrew: “פירמידת השמש”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Matahari”
  • Italian: “Piramide del Sole di Teotihuacan”
  • Japanese: “太陽のピラミッド”
  • Korean: “태양의 피라미드”
  • Latvian: “Saules piramīda”
  • Macedonian: “Пирамида на Сонцето”
  • Malay: “Piramid Matahari”
  • Malay: “Pirámide del Sol”
  • Malayalam: “സൂര്യന്റെ പിരമിഡ്”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Piramida dau Soleu”
  • Panjabi: “ਸੂਰਜ ਦਾ ਪਿਰਾਮਿਡ”
  • Persian: “هرم آفتاب”
  • Persian: “هرم خورشید”
  • Polish: “Piramida Słońca”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide do Sol”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Солнца”
  • Serbian: “Сунчева пирамида”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Piramida Sunca”
  • Slovenian: “Piramida Sonca”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide del Sol”
  • Swedish: “Solpyramiden”
  • Tamil: “ஞாயிற்றுப் பிரமிடு”
  • Tatar: “Кояш пирамидасы”
  • Telugu: “పిరమిడ్ ఆఫ్ ది సన్”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Сонця”
  • Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Mặt Trời”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Piramide han Adlaw”
  • Wu Chinese: “太阳金字塔”
  • Yue Chinese: “太陽金字塔”

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