Pyramid of the Sun, Mexico
Pyramid of the Sun and the Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan, Mexico Teotihuacan is a city apart of ancient Mesoamerica that is located in near modern day Mexico City. The Aztecs found the city sometime in the 1400s and named it "Teotihuacan" which has the meaning: where the gods were created. Although the origins, history, and culture of Teotihuacan remains mostly a mystery and has been abandoned for centuries, the art and architecture styles were found widely throughout Mesoamerica, suggesting the city had an extensive influence. The largest structure in Teotihuacan is this one, the Pyramid of the Sun. The second largest is called the Pyramid of the Moon. We don't know who built this ancient city but some scholars had once believed that the ancient civilization, Toltec, may have been responsible for the build of the massive city. Others believe that a true from the east, the Totonacs built it. Another theory is that immigrants swarmed into the valley after a volcanic e...
