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Teotihuacan, "Place of the Gods" was the most important ceremonial center in Mesoamerica. At the height of its importance, Teotihuacan had a population of 200.000. Plaza of the Moon, two platforms and the Pyramid of the Moon. 3rd-6th. Height 42 m
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Teotihuacan, "Place of the Gods" was the most important ceremonial center in Mes...

Teotihuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and Tlaloc, the rain-god. Heads of Jaguars, symbol of death, jut out from flowers, symbol of plenitude; the god Tlaloc is shown with a face of corncobs and large goggles (3rd-6th CE).
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Teotihuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and Tlaloc, the...

Mask of the rain-god Tlaloc; his face is made of corncobs, his eyes are covered by large goggles like the obsidian- or gold rings put over the eyes of the dead. From the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc, Teotihuacan, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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Mask of the rain-god Tlaloc; his face is made of corncobs, his eyes are c...

The head of a jaguar, symbol of the setting sun and of death, juts out from a flower, symbol of plenitude. Tempel of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc, Teotihuacan, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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The head of a jaguar, symbol of the setting sun and of death, juts out from...

The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The rooms, arranges around a court- yard, belong to the priestly residences. The square pillars show reliefs of the quetzal-bird; the eye- sockets of the birds are inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th)
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The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The r...

Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The low relief shows quetzal-birds with eyes inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th CE).
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Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in t...

Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the Quetzal-Mariposa Palace, Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the...