The Pyramid of the Sun, built on top of the holy cave described in the excavation above, became a focal point for society as it was located on the Street of the Dead. More importantly than its physical location, the city layout of Teotihuacan incorporated alignments dictated by the astronomically significant orientation of the Pyramid of the Sun.

Pyramid of the Sun, large pyramid in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico, that was built about 100 CE and is one of the largest structures of its type in the Western Hemisphere. The pyramid rises 216 feet from ground level and measures approximately 720 by 760 feet at its base.

The Pyramid of the Sun (top) is the largest structure in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico, and one of the largest buildings of its kind on the Western Hemisphere.

The Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, echoing the shape of the mountains surrounding the valley, served as focal points for Teotihuacan’s urban layout. Beneath the pyramids are earlier structures; perhaps even tombs of Teotihuacan rulers are to be found within their stone walls.

2021年3月4日 · Teotihuacán is one of the most impressive ancient sites in all of Central and North America. Its scale surpasses the cities built by the Maya and other Mesoamerican civilizations. Though most notable for the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, and the three-mile-long Avenue of the Dead they overlook, Teotihuacán was also a bustling, cosmopolitan city.

2009年10月29日 · Civilizations like the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca all built pyramids to house their deities, as well as to bury their kings. In many of their great city-states, temple-pyramids formed the center...

2015年2月17日 · Pyramids of the Sun & Moon. The five-level Pyramid of the Sun was actually built over a much earlier sacred tunnel-cave and natural spring. The structure, constructed c. 100 CE, has six platforms and measures 215 metres along the sides and towers 60 metres high, which made it one of the biggest structures ever built in the ancient Americas.

The Pyramid of the Sun was a huge pyramid and its extant structure is considered the third largest pyramid in the world. The Great Compound was equally gigantic and served primarily as the city marketplace.

During these precise moments, the pyramid’s structure transforms the sun's light into a stunning visual representation of the serpent deity Kukulkan, emphasizing the importance of agriculture, time, and divinity in monumental form.

The Pyramid of the Sun, likely serving as a religious and sacrificial center, is the largest structure at Teotihuacan and ranks as the third-largest pyramid in the world, following the Great Pyramid of Cholula near Puebla, Mexico, and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.