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Templo Mayor - 2004
According to Legend, the Aztecs were told by their god to find a place where an eagle stood upon a cactus with a snake in its beak, and there, to build their city. The city was to become Tenochtitlan, the capital of the powerful Aztec Empire.
In 1978, some electricity workers unearthed an 8-ton stone disc of Coyolxauqui ("Koh-yowl-shau-kwee"), an Aztec Goddess, in downtown Mexico City. Further exploration revealed that there was a an entire archaeological wonder lying beneath Mexico City's streets, and a decision was taken to demolish some old colonial buildings, to reveal the Templo Mayor (Main Temple). The place where it is believed the Aztecs saw the sign given to them by their Gods; Today it is still Mexico's national symbol: An eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak.
Templo Mayor - 2004
According to Legend, the Aztecs were told by their god to find a place where an eagle stood upon a cactus with a snake in its beak, and there, to build their city. The city was to become Tenochtitlan, the capital of the powerful Aztec Empire.
In 1978, some electricity workers unearthed an 8-ton stone disc of Coyolxauqui ("Koh-yowl-shau-kwee"), an Aztec Goddess, in downtown Mexico City. Further exploration revealed that there was a an entire archaeological wonder lying beneath Mexico City's streets, and a decision was taken to demolish some old colonial buildings, to reveal the Templo Mayor (Main Temple). The place where it is believed the Aztecs saw the sign given to them by their Gods; Today it is still Mexico's national symbol: An eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak.
