Pyramid of the Sun
The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacan, and one of the largest in Mesoamerica. It is believed to have been constructed about 200 AD.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pyramid of the Moon and Quetzalpapálotl.
Pyramid of the Moon
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The Pyramid of the Moon is the second-largest pyramid in Teotihuacan, after the Pyramid of the Sun, and located in modern-day San Martín de las Pirámides, Mexico. Pyramid of the Moon is situated 1 km north of Pyramid of the Sun.
Quetzalpapálotl
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The Quetzalpapálotl complex are ruins located in Teotihuacán. The complex is best known for the Palace of Quetzalpapálotl and the stone reliefs in its courtyard. Quetzalpapálotl is situated 660 metres north of Pyramid of the Sun.
Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan
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The Temple of the Feathered Serpent is the third largest pyramid at Teotihuacan, a pre-Columbian site in central Mexico. This pre-Columbian city rose around the first or second century BCE and its occupation prolonged through to the 600s or 700s. Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan 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.
San Martín de las Pirámides Municipality
Town
San Martín de las Pirámides is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 70 km2. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 21,511.
Otumba
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Otumba, officially referred to as Otumba de Gomez Farias, is a small town of fewer than 10,000 residents in rural Mexico State. Although the big city suburbs are steadily encroaching on the town, with a total population of 34,000 in 2010, it retains a rural character that is best exemplified by its love of animals, particularly the humble burro.
Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl
Town
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Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl is a town and municipality located in the northern part of State of Mexico, part of the Greater Mexico City area, just north of the city proper. Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl is situated 9 km southwest of Pyramid of the Sun.
Pyramid of the Sun
- Type: Pyramid
- Description: Mesoamerica structure in Teotihuacan, first built in 100 CE
- Categories: temple, archaeological site, pyramid, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Teotihuacan, Mexico State, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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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”
- Czech: “Sluneční pyramida”
- Dutch: “Piramide van de zon”
- Dutch: “Zonnepiramide”
- 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 افتاب”
- 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”
- Ukrainian: “Піраміда Сонця”
- Vietnamese: “Kim tự tháp Mặt Trời”
- Waray (Philippines): “Piramide han Adlaw”
- Waray (Philippines): “Pyramid of the Sun”
- Wu Chinese: “太阳金字塔”
- Yue Chinese: “太陽金字塔”
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