Pyramid of the Moon

The Pyramid of the Moon is the second-largest pyramid in , after the , and located in modern-day , .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: second largest pyramid in Teotihuacan (Mexico), built by a Mesoamerican culture
  • Also known as: “Měsíční pyramida” and “Piramide de la Luna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Quetzalpapálotl and Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan.

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The complex are ruins located in Teotihuacán. is situated 270 metres southwest of Pyramid of the Moon.

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The Temple of the Feathered Serpent is the third… is situated 2 km south of Pyramid of the Moon.

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 10 km southwest of Pyramid of the Moon.

Pyramid of the Moon

Latitude
19.69958° or 19° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
-98.84397° or 98° 50′ 38″ west
Elevation
2,321 metres (7,615 feet)
Open location code
76F3M5X4+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 148480246
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­pyramid
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9960136
Wiki­data ID
Q29240
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Waray—“Pyramid of the Moon” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Piramide van die Maan”
  • Arabic: “هرم القمر”
  • Bashkir: “Ай пирамидаһы”
  • Basque: “Ilargiaren piramidea”
  • Basque: “Ilargiaren Piramidea”
  • Belarusian: “Піраміда Месяца”
  • Catalan: “Piràmide de la Lluna”
  • Cebuano: “Pirámide de la Luna”
  • Cebuano: “Pyramid of the Moon”
  • Chinese: “月亮金字塔”
  • Czech: “Pyramida Měsíce”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van de maan”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van de Maan”
  • Esperanto: “Piramido de la Luno”
  • French: “La Pyramide de la Lune”
  • French: “Pyramide de la Lune”
  • Georgian: “მთვარის პირამიდა”
  • German: “Mondpyramide”
  • Greek: “Πυραμίδα της Σελήνης”
  • Hebrew: “פירמידת הירח”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Bulan”
  • Italian: “Piramide della luna”
  • Italian: “Piramide della Luna”
  • Japanese: “月のピラミッド”
  • Latvian: “Mēness piramīda”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Piramida de la Luna”
  • Persian: “هرم ماه”
  • Polish: “Piramida Księżyca”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide da Lua”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Луны”
  • Slovenian: “Piramida Lune”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de la Luna”
  • Swedish: “Månpyramiden”
  • Tamil: “சந்திரப் பிரமிடு”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Місяця”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Piramide han Bulan”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: San Francisco Mazapa and San Sebastián Xolalpa.

Nearby Places

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