Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Near Mexico City, Mexico - Pyramids of the World (sitios de interés)
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Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Near Mexico City, Mexico
The Pyramid of the Sun. Image Attribution: Dmitry Rukhlenko
The towering Pyramid of the Sun, the third largest in the world, is a striking structure in the ancient city of Teotihuacan. Its base is nearly the same size as Great Pyramid of Egypt, and it towers over the other numerous pyramids seen along the ‘Avenue of the Dead’. Construction was believed to have started around the year zero, in two construction phases.
Something of an enigma, the pyramid’s original name and function are unknown. However, as the Mesoamerican belief saw caves as gateways to the spiritual world and this pyramid is built over a natural cave, it may have been a focus for shamanistic rituals from a much earlier period.
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