the great temple of tenochtitlan was built in villa alta phase ( a. d. 800.
the great temple of tenochtitlan was built in villa alta phase ( a. d. 800.
when was the great temple of tenochtitlan built?
villa alta phase ( a. d. 800
the (spanish for "[the] greater temple") was the main temple of the mexica peoples in their capital city of tenochtitlan, which is now mexico city. its architectural style belongs to the late postclassic period of mesoamerica. the temple was called the "" in the nahuatl language. it was dedicated simultaneously to huitzilopochtli, god of war, and tlaloc, god of rain and agriculture, each of which had a shrine at the top of the pyramid with separate staircases. the spire in the center of the adjacent image was devoted to quetzalcoatl in his form as the wind god, ehecatl. the great temple devoted to huitzilopochtli and tlaloc, measuring approximately at its base, dominated the sacred precinct. construction of the first temple began sometime after 1325, and it was rebuilt six times. the temple was destroyed by the spanish in 1521 to make way for the new cathedral.
templo mayor
the dedication stone is a carved aztec plaque made of polished greenstone. the plaque was found in 1845 in the location of present-day mexico city. this plaque was made in commemoration of the completion of the sixth stage the temple of huitizilopochtli at tenochtitlan in 1487. the dedication of the refurbished great temple was the final ceremony in becoming the emperor. tizoc ruled from 1481 until 1486, after his death his brother ahuitzotl succeeded him and ruled from 1486 until 1502. expanding the great temple of tenochtitlan, dedicated to the gods huitzilopochtli (god of war) and tlaloc (god of rain), was the duty of each tlatoani (aztec ruler). tizoc began the expansion of the great temple and his brother ahuitzotl finished the project. according to the codex mendoza this was an important time for the aztec society, they became an imperial civilization, with ahuitzotl conquering 45 new towns. the ceremony of the re-dedication of the temple involved so much bloodshed that the line of victims stretches far out of the city and the slaughter continued for four days. where this panel was located originally is unknown. other panels similar to this one were usually placed into the architecture like stairways and pyramid platforms. very similar stones have been found at the great temple of tenochtitlan also known as the templo mayor and it is believed that this plaque might have been a part of those.
dedication stone