Thursday 2 April 2009

teotihuacan pyramid of the moon

Much smaller than the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon is actually harder to climb as the steps are much higher. Sorry about the quality of the photo... Just my luck that the digital camera decided not to work!

stock photo : Pyramid of the
stock photo : Pyramid of the

Teotihuacan pyramid of the
Teotihuacan pyramid of the

Pyramid of the moon at
Pyramid of the moon at

Pyramid of the Moon,
Pyramid of the Moon,

Pyramid of the Moon (93)
Pyramid of the Moon (93)

Photo by:marycarmenm. Wide
Photo by:marycarmenm. Wide

... Ciudadela—so named by the Spanish when they came upon the ruins. The Citadel was built during Teotihuacán's second phase (150-250 CE), roughly a century after construction of the Pyramids of the Moon and Sun.
Teotihuacán III: Seat of Political-Religious Power | Jenny's Journal ...

But there is something awe-inspiring about these 2 huge pyramids at Teotihuacan. This is a view of the larger pyramid, the Pyramid of the Sun, sketched from the littler one, the Pyramid of the Moon. I didn't climb the taller one.
teotihuacan pyramid of the moon

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