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This photo has been taken in Teotihuacan/ Mexico City.
The place which we have to see once in our life. Its full of sense...place still smels very old...
Hope you will like it.
" The early history of Teotihuacan is quite mysterious, and the origin of its founders is debated. For many years, archaeologists believed it was built by the Toltec.
The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacán and one of the largest in Mesoamerica. Found along the Avenue of the Dead, in between the Pyramid of the Moon and the Ciudadela, and in the shadow of the massive mountain Cerro Gordo, the pyramid is part of a large complex in the heart of the city.
The name Pyramid of the Sun comes from the Aztecs, who visited the city of Teotihuacán centuries after it was abandoned; the name given to the pyramid by the Teotihuacanos is unknown.
It is thought that the pyramid venerated a deity within Teotihuacan society but the destruction of the temple on top of the pyramid, by both deliberate and natural forces prior to the archaeological study of the site, has so far prevented identification of the pyramid with any particular deity. Some scholars have suggested that the deity of the pyramid was the Great Goddess, one of two major Teotihuacan deities and one of the few goddesses in ancient Mesoamerica ..." |
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hi crazy
nice pov and composition which emphasizes the huge-ness of these pyramides compared to the people
a mystical place .i like the yellow filter (?) you used...it adds to the mystery.
NIkos
- karl
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wow !
we live at different ends of the world and we had shared the same place, Teotihuacán !
I was there about 3 years ago, and it was an overwhelming experience that death avenue, and the pyramids !
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