https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor Thematic concept map for the Templo Mayor, or Great Temple, in Tenochtitlan. en-us 2016-02-05 02:16:57 UTC 2025-11-17 16:13:50 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.templomayor.inah.gob.mx/images//home/galerias/gal1/2.jpg 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93383722 "Templo Mayor", or Great Temple.]]> 2016-02-05 02:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93383722 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93384328 Pyramid comprised of four sloped terraces with a passage between each level, topped by a large platform. Two separate staircases to access two different shrines located at the top. Postclassical period of architecture.]]> 2016-02-05 02:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93384328 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93385046 As with other Mexican pyramids, the Aztecs built over former temples, using them as the foundation. It was rebuilt six times. It was built out of stone.


]]> 2016-02-05 02:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93385046 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93385607 Shrines to Huitzilopochtli, god of war, and Tlaloc, god of rain and agriculture. Spire for Quetzalcoatl (as wind god Ehecatl). Includes the skull rack, sacred ball court, sacrificial stone w/ sculpted face, eight stone standard-bearers, serpents, braziers (monkeys, or Tlaloc), sculpted frogs, and other effigies.]]> 2016-02-05 02:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93385607 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386462 A holy place to house Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli. The ancient Aztecs would have been the main audience.]]> 2016-02-05 03:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386462 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386617 Meant as a sacred temple housing the gods Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli, for the Aztecs to worship in and commit blood sacrifice in the two god's names. Also served as a ceremonial structure for various celebrations in the name of the gods.]]> 2016-02-05 03:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386617 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386767 Utilized the base of former temples to build upon. Complex of other buildings serve other intricate purposes but all for a sacred mission. Two shrines placed upon the top is not commonly seen.]]> 2016-02-05 03:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386767 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386930 Compared to the Great Pyramids of Giza, this temple is completely different in structure (step-based, with shrines at the top rather than within), and in purpose. While the Great Pyramids of Giza housed royal remains, the Templo Mayor acted a shrine of worship for two gods in particular. However, the pyramidal purpose of "reaching the higher Heavens" is the same with both architectural structures.]]> 2016-02-05 03:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/templomayor/wish/93386930