Historiskt museum
Templo Mayor Museum
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It is crazy to think that Spaniards came and built over the prehispanic cities, but that is exactly what happened. Mexico is the merge of two cultures and this place is the best representation on that.
Before the Spaniards demolished it, the Teocalli of Tenochtitlán covered the site where the cathedral now stands, as well as the blocks to its north and east. It wasn’t until 1978, after electricity workers happened on an eight- tonne stone-disc carving of the Aztec goddess Coyolxauhqui, that the decision was taken to demolish colonial buildings and excavate the Templo Mayor.
Before the Spaniards demolished it, the Teocalli of Tenochtitlán covered the site where the cathedral now stands, as well as the blocks to its north and east. It wasn’t until 1978, after electricity workers happened on an eight- tonne stone-disc carving of the Aztec goddess Coyolxauhqui, that the d…
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Position
8 Seminario
Ciudad de México, CDMX
Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México