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Pyramids of Tenochtitlán

Pyramids of Tenochtitlán
This museum model shows the pyramids and religious buildings at the heart of Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire. The Aztec founded the city in 1325, and it was built on an island in Lake Texcoco, the site of present-day Mexico City.
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Mexico; Mesoamerica; Aztec Empire; Mexico City; Native Americans of Middle and South America; Tenochtitlán
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