TEOTIHUACAN 6: CITADEL

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Title	TEOTIHUACAN 6: CITADEL
View	Temple of Quetzalcoatl in the Citedel (Quetzalcoatl was the serpent god), detail of a serpent face
Notes	government, religious
Work Type	religious complex ancient city pyramid sculpture relief
Style/Period	Mesoamerican Aztec Classic Period
Major Design Aspects	complex of various buildings
Elements & Spatial Types	face serpent
Climate Type	desert
Country	Mexico
City	Mexico City
Architectural Material	stone
Dates	4C-8C AD
Century	4C-8C AD
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	7/31/1994
Subject Information	Teotihuacan was built by the Aztecs and means 'place of the gods' and is considered the most important city of Mesoamerica in the Classic Period (AD 300 - 900). Once the largest city in the Americas, Teotihuacan had a population of about 50,000 inhabitants, who lived in adobe houses and worshipped at massive stone pyramids from the 4th to the 8th centuries.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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