Templo Mayor Museum
Templo Mayor Museum is a museum in Mexico City, Central Mexico which is located on Calle República de Guatemala. Templo Mayor Museum is situated nearby to the museum Ex Teresa Arte Actual, as well as near the building Santa Teresa la Antigua.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: archaeological museum in Mexico City
- Also known as: “Museo Templo Mayor”
- Address: 60 Calle República de Guatemala, 06060
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Templo Mayor.
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 300 metres west of Templo Mayor Museum.
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. Templo Mayor is situated 120 metres west of Templo Mayor Museum.
House of the First Print Shop in the Americas
Museum
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
The House of the First Printing Press in the Americas at the corner of Moneda and Licenciado Primo Verdad streets in Mexico City was the home of the first printing press/print shop in the New World. House of the First Print Shop in the Americas is situated 150 metres south of Templo Mayor Museum.
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 Templo Mayor Museum.
Templo Mayor Museum
- Categories: archaeological site, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.4349° or 19° 26′ 6″ northLongitude
-99.1303° or 99° 7′ 49″ westInception
1987Operator
INAHOpen location code
76F2CVM9+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1421957023OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3330387
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Templo Mayor Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大神庙博物馆”
- French: “musée du Templo Mayor”
- French: “Musée du Templo Mayor”
- French: “Museo del Templo Mayor”
- Korean: “템플 마요르 박물관”
- Spanish: “Museo del templo mayor”
- Spanish: “Museo del Templo Mayor”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Темпло майор”
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