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Found along the Avenue of the Dead, in between the Pyramid of the Moon and the Ciudadela, and in the shadow of the mountain Cerro Gordo, the pyramid is part of a large complex in the heart of the city.
The Pyramid of the Moon is the second-largest pyramid in Mesoamerica, after the Pyramid of the Sun, and located in modern-day San Martín de las Pirámides, Mexico. It is found in the western part of the ancient city of Teotihuacan and mimics the contours of the mountain Cerro Gordo, just north of the site.
The Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, echoing the shape of the mountains surrounding the valley, served as focal points for Teotihuacan’s urban layout. Beneath the pyramids are earlier structures; perhaps even tombs of Teotihuacan rulers are to be found within their stone walls.
Znajduje się przy Alei Zmarłych w starożytnym mieście Teotihuacán w Meksyku. Razem z pobliską Piramidą Księżyca oraz Cytadelą otoczoną licznymi mniejszymi świątyniami tworzy centrum kultowe miasta. Jej wygląd, podobnie jak Piramidy Księżyca, przypomina kształt masywu Cerro Gordo, który otacza pobliską dolinę [1].
The two major structures that we see on this end of the Avenue of the Dead are the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun. Dr. Harris: [0:51] The Pyramid of the Sun is the second-largest pyramid built by the cultures of Mesoamerica.
Teotihuacan is known today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon.
17 lut 2015 · Pyramids of the Sun & Moon. The five-level Pyramid of the Sun was actually built over a much earlier sacred tunnel-cave and natural spring. The structure, constructed c. 100 CE, has six platforms and measures 215 metres along the sides and towers 60 metres high, which made it one of the biggest structures ever built in the ancient Americas.
