Hello friends!
We return again to another interesting visit to the capital of that beautiful country that is Mexico, and which is full of fascinating places, which is why I make some posts about what I saw there around.
And last week I shared in this same #MarketFriday community hosted by @dswingle a similar experience in one of the most important and recommended museums in the city, I leave it here: The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (Mexico IV), but there is another curious museum that is very relevant and I also wanted to talk or rather write about it, because it is special.
Templo Mayor Museum
This is the Templo Mayor Museum (or Greater Temple Museum), an Aztec archaeological site. Why is it special? I would say for two reasons:
The first reason is that it is in the historic center of the city, in the Zócalo or Constitution Square, the main square of the city (I also talked about this area in another previous post here: Mexico City: the capital of churches, cultures and more (Mexico II)
And the second reason is that it is partly outdoors. We can walk through surprising discoveries that have been found right there because beneath the heart of Mexico City there is much to discover, many ancient stones and much ancient history.
So what is striking is the contrast of the archaeological site in reality, with the surroundings, around us we once again see those beautiful buildings from a more recent era, but surely from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
But now we enter those stone paths and those esplanades in which the snake heads stood out, a very characteristic cultural icon of those pre-Columbian cultures that inhabited the area many centuries ago.
And another fundamental element are the pyramids (we will see more soon), the steps still in place, as if we could still climb to those ancient temples still standing in large part (but not go up to be the protagonist of sacrifices, that is not) and in the steps, more unique details, like the skulls they were very fond of, more statues and many more things to see.
There is also a more closed museum-like part where other very interesting found items from the Aztec cultures are displayed, which with the spotlights and contrasts of shadows are even a little scary.
From more colorful objects to diagrams where we can better understand those ancient and ferocious civilizations, it is clear that they were here, under our feet, and it is fortunate that all this heritage has come to light.
Now we leave the city, the capital, but very close we will discover the most relevant and impressive place (with native name) in the entire area. A very visited ancient scene, incredible and spectacular, do you know which one it is?
Happy Friday!
Thanks for reading! Have an interesting and great day.
Ciudad de México, Mexico 🇲🇽❤️ America
More about Mexico:
- Tepoztlan: the mountain of the gods (Mexico I)
- Mexico City: the capital of churches, cultures and more (Mexico II)
- The Forest and the Castle of Chapultepec (Mexico III)
- The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (Mexico IV)
- Paseo de la Reforma Avenue and more: urban spots in Mexico city (Mexico V)
The text is totally mine and the photos too, by ©Duvinca
