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title: Temple Mayor, Tenochtitlan
author: Wolfgang Sauber
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1439/temple-mayor-tenochtitlan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Temple Mayor, Tenochtitlan

_Authored by Wolfgang Sauber_

## Image File

[![Temple Mayor, Tenochtitlan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1439.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1439.jpg)

## Image Caption

A model reconstruction of the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) Mayor at the [Aztec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/) capital of [Tenochtitlan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tenochtitlan/). In use from the 14th to early 16th century CE, the huge [pyramid](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyramid/) was topped by two temples, one dedicated to [Tlaloc](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tlaloc/), the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of rain (north side), the other to [Huitzilopochtli](https://www.worldhistory.org/Huitzilopochtli/), the god of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (south side). (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sauber, W. (2013, September 24). Temple Mayor, Tenochtitlan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1439/temple-mayor-tenochtitlan/>
### Chicago
Sauber, Wolfgang. "Temple Mayor, Tenochtitlan." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 24, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1439/temple-mayor-tenochtitlan/>.
### MLA
Sauber, Wolfgang. "Temple Mayor, Tenochtitlan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Sep 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1439/temple-mayor-tenochtitlan/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rekonstruktion_Tempelbezirk_von_Tenochtitlan_2_Templo_Mayor_3.jpg) by [**Wolfgang Sauber**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rekonstruktion_Tempelbezirk_von_Tenochtitlan_2_Templo_Mayor_3.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 24 September 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.