Photo: “Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Moon (9783320254)”, Gary Lee Todd · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for the web.
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MEXICO · 1ST–7TH CENTURIES AD
Teotihuacan
Teotihuacán
Teotihuacan, a sacred city whose name means ‘the place where the gods were created’, grew up between the 1st and 7th centuries AD about 50 km north-east of Mexico City. Its huge Pyramids of the Sun and Moon and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl follow a geometric and symbolic layout.
- Original name
- Teotihuacán
- Country
- Mexico
- Period
- 1st–7th centuries AD
- Civilisation
- Teotihuacan
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 19.6917° N, 98.8417° W Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
Open in the app Coming soon to the App Store
If Antigone is installed, this button opens the city straight in the app.
A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
What is Teotihuacan known as?
The answer, and all of the city’s lessons, are in the app.