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Teotihuacan
The city plan and monumental architecture influenced later Mesoamerican societies. The name Teotihuacan comes from the much later Nahua tradition, not from a reliably known original name for the city.
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Facts
- Place
- San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico
- Civilisation / patron
- Teotihuacan civilisation
- Built
- c. 100 BCE – 550
- Destroyed
- c. 550 · Fire and destruction affected important buildings during the city’s decline; the causes are disputed.
- Status
- Ruins
- UNESCO World Heritage since
- 1987
- UNESCO World Heritage
History
Teotihuacan grew into one of the largest cities of the ancient Americas, with a carefully ordered street plan. The Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon and residential compounds lie along the broad Avenue of the Dead. Its multilingual and culturally diverse population maintained connections across much of Mesoamerica. Around the sixth century, important buildings were burned and the city lost its dominant position; the precise causes remain disputed.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Teotihuacán