Pyramid of the Sun
The largest structure at Teotihuacan and one of the largest pyramids in all of Mesoamerica, this 65-metre mound of earth and volcanic stone has dominated the skyline since the first century CE. It sits between the Pyramid of the Moon and the city's ceremonial core, anchoring one of the main axes of the Avenue of the Dead — the entire urban grid was oriented around it. Construction began during the Tzacualli phase (roughly 1–150 CE), the very period when Teotihuacan was rising to become Mesoamerica's dominant city. Look past the rubble-faced slopes: the real story lies in the tunnel that runs beneath the pyramid down to a natural cave.
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The overlooked corners inside
Pyramid of the Sun
The rough reddish-brown surface you see today is not what the builders intended. The original pyramid was plastered smooth and painted — each of its four faces a different colour, vivid against the high-altitude sky. Even the name is a later imposition: "Pyramid of the Sun" was given centuries after the city was abandoned. The Mexica who encountered the ruins called it *encierro del sol*, meaning "the sun's enclosure" — yet some scholars believe the structure was actually dedicated not to the sun but to Tlaloc, the rain deity. What you're standing before is a monument that has lost both its original name and its original meaning.
Sources: es.wikipedia.org
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