Templo Mayor (Tenochtitlan)
Huēyi Teōcalli
Also known as: Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
The excavated Great Temple of the Mexica (Aztec) capital Tenochtitlan, in the historic centre of Mexico City. Its ruins and on-site museum are managed by Mexico’s INAH.
Pre-contact / Ancient Indigenous
c. 1325 – 1521 CE
The Templo Mayor was the ceremonial heart of Tenochtitlan, dedicated to the gods Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc and rebuilt in successive stages until the Spanish conquest of 1521. Rediscovered beneath Mexico City in 1978, its foundations and thousands of offerings are preserved and interpreted by INAH at the Templo Mayor Museum.
No confirmed route association
Mexico City, Mexico, North America
This is a protected heritage site. Removing, digging for or metal-detecting artifacts is prohibited under the relevant national heritage / antiquities law; the ground and all finds are legally protected.
Archaeological site and museum administered by INAH (Mexico); within the Historic Centre of Mexico City World Heritage Site.
Respect all posted rules and land ownership. Digging, detecting or removing artifacts is often illegal on public and protected land. This entry is for historical interest only.
This is a sensitive location. Its precise position is withheld; the map shows only a generalized public area (or none at all).