The pyramid of the sun and the Moon Pyramid are altars for religious ceremonies. Pyramid of the sun is a place where the ancient Indians offered sacrifices to the sun god. It is a magnificent trapezoid building, facing east and west, with hundreds of steps leading to the top. The base address of the tower is 225 meters long, 222 meters wide, and the tower is 66 meters high. * * * has five floors, with a volume of/kloc-0.00 million cubic meters. It is roughly equal to pyramid of khufu in Egypt, and it is basically square, and it just faces the four directions of southeast and northwest. The four sides of the tower are also equilateral triangles with the word "gold", and the ratio of the bottom to the height of the tower is just equal to the ratio of the circumference to the radius. The interior is built with mud and sand, and the exterior of each step is inlaid with huge slate from bottom to top, and colorful patterns are carved on the slate. At the top of the tower, there is a temple of the sun, which has been destroyed. According to the research of Spanish historians in the18th century, the temple was resplendent and magnificent. The tall statue of the sun stood in the middle of the altar, facing the east, dignified and serious, and wore countless ornaments of gold, silver and precious stones on its chest. When the sun shone into the temple, it shone with dazzling light all over, which made people awe-inspiring. In those days, people killed people here to sacrifice to the sun god.
Its astronomical orientation is shocking: Sirius's light, passing through the airflow channel on the south wall, can directly hit the head of the deceased who is buried in the upper hall; The light from Polaris, passing through the airflow channel on the north wall, can directly reach the lower hall. The superb technology of tower building is also amazing, stacking from bottom to top and gradually shrinking, just like a delicate and huge cake sitting on the sun. There are 9 1 steps on all sides of the tower, reaching the top of the tower. All around ***364, plus the tower platform, no more, no less, 365, which is exactly the number of days in a year. The staircase of the nine-story tower base is divided into 18 parts. This is exactly the number of months in a year in the Mayan calendar.
The Mayans believed in the sun god, and they believed that Ku Courquin (the feathered snake) was the incarnation of the sun god. On the north-facing steps of Ku Courquin Temple, they carefully carved a feathered snake. The snake head opened its mouth and stuck out its tongue, and the image was lifelike. However, the snake body was hidden on the cross section of the steps. Only in the afternoon of the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox every year, the sun set in Ran Ran, and the light on the north wall gradually became angular. Those straight lines also became wavy from top to bottom, like a flying python descending from the sky. Similar wonders also appeared in the jungles of South America. This artistic illusion caused by the integration of astronomical knowledge, physical knowledge and architectural knowledge, that is, using modern level to imitate, is also very difficult. Scientists try to detect the internal structure of these pyramids. It is puzzling that they use the same equipment to detect the same part of the pyramids at the same time every day, and the figures obtained are not the same.
Next to pyramid of the sun stands the Moon Pyramid, which is located in the north of the city and is a place to worship the Moon God. Its architectural style is the same as that of pyramid of the sun, but on a smaller scale, it was built 200 years later than that of pyramid of the sun. It faces south, with a length of150m, a width of120m, and a tower height of 46m, which is also divided into five floors. There are many colorful murals painted on the external stacked stones, and the wide square in front of the tower can accommodate tens of thousands of people.
The street of the dead is about 2.5 kilometers long and 40 meters wide, and its southern end leads to the ruins of the rectangular castle. Behind the castle, there is the Quetzalcoatl Temple, which was called by the ancient Indians as the Quetzalcoatl Temple. According to legend, Kejirquart was the first monarch of the Tortiks, and was revered as the god of air and water by the Tortiks. The temple was built later than pyramid of the sun and the Moon Pyramid, and its scale was smaller, but it was exquisitely shaped, gorgeous in appearance and well paved. The surface of the existing steps is made of stone layer by layer, and each layer is decorated with a snake head with a feather collar and a mask made of corncob to symbolize the rain god. According to legend, Kejirkwat was a kind and generous god and a wise human monarch. Under his rule, the Tortiks became increasingly prosperous. Later, he was defeated in the tribal campaign and was deported to the East. Before he left, he vowed to return to his native land. /kloc-At the beginning of the 6th century, Spanish colonists used this myth to describe their occupation of Mexico as the return of Quetzalcquart to his native land.
There is the Butterfly Palace in the south of the Moon Pyramid, which is the residence of religious elites and dignitaries, and it is also the most gorgeous place in the city. The cylinder is engraved with a very delicate butterfly-winged bird pattern, which is still brightly colored. Now the conch temple decorated with beautiful feathers has been excavated under the palace. The underground drainage system of this historic site is criss-crossed, as dense as a spider web.
From the ruins of Teoakan, we can see its exquisite murals, sculptures and painted pottery, which are the treasures of ancient Indian culture. On the ruins of the "Agricultural Temple", a grand religious sacrifice scene is depicted. The figures in the painting are arranged in seven rows with different expressions, and patterns are spit out from their mouths. According to historians, this may be a hieroglyphic symbol of the Toltik people. Now, the statue of the water god is lifelike. They are carefully pieced together with several huge stones. The water god wears a crown and earrings in his ears. His face is serious and dignified, his eyes are straight up, his body is stout, and his robe is carved with geometric patterns. The painted pottery pots unearthed with three pillars are similar to those in ancient China.
From 650 to 700 AD, Teotivae was invaded by foreign countries, and the original ancient city buildings were almost destroyed, so people had to abandon this "capital of gods". Many buildings that can be seen now have been renovated later.