Sitio Arqueológico Templo Mayor
Sitio Arqueológico Templo Mayor is an archaeological site in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,214 metres. Sitio Arqueológico Templo Mayor is situated nearby to Templo Mayor Museum, as well as near the church Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Templo Mayor and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.
Templo Mayor
Ruins
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica.
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 210 metres west of Sitio Arqueológico Templo Mayor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. Colonia Juárez is situated 3 km west of Sitio Arqueológico Templo Mayor.
Sitio Arqueológico Templo Mayor
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Sitio Arqueologico Templo Mayor”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.43504° or 19° 26′ 6″ northLongitude
-99.13121° or 99° 7′ 52″ westElevation
2,214 metres (7,264 feet)Open location code
76F2CVP9+2GGeoNames ID
12382915
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- Spanish: “Sitio Arqueológico Templo Mayor”
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