Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples ...

As we mentioned, the capital city of Tenochtitlan -- the ruins of which lie beneath modern Mexico City, save for prominent pyramids and temples like the skull-composed Aztec Tower in Mexico City ...

A large model of the main Aztec temple, the Templo Mayor, rises in Mexico City's central square ahead of the 500th anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlan. The ruins of the ancient Templo Mayor ...

Modern-day Mexico City sits atop the ruins of this once-great center of the Aztec Empire. Skip to main content. ... both of which were likely in use from A.D. 1481 until 1519 in Tenochtitlan, ...

The ruins are not as immediately impressive as several other sites in Mexico, ... Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City, was once an island surrounded by the water of Lake Texcoco.

Built on the ruins of the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, Mexico City is one of the oldest and largest cities in the Americas. Colonial architecture, iconic artwork, spicy cuisine, and a rich ...

Every empire follows the same blueprint: erase the sacred, rewrite the past, and build its rule over the ruins. That is what happened in Jerusalem. And that is what happened in Tenochtitlan, today ...

Mexico’s Huei Tzompantli, a terrifying tower constructed from human skulls, is even bigger than previously thought. Archaeologists have discovered a new section of the historic site, which was ...

The stone skulls at the ruins of the Templo Mayor in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan represent the victims of human sacrifice. (Credit: Sailingstone Travel/Shutterstock) The traditional accounts of ...

A column in the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage, in Tunisia. Photo: Jesse Kraft/Alamy. There is no modern world. Despite technology, human nature remains the same.