Aztec temple

Pyramid-shaped religious edifice of pre-Columbian Mexico featuring one or several temples.

stairways

Series of steps leading to the summit of the pyramid.

Chac-Mool

Sculpture representing a reclining god.

Temple of Tlaloc

Temple devoted to the god of rain, lightning and fertility.

brazier

Receptacle in which the heart of the person sacrificed was burned.

Coyolxauhqui stone

Block of stone sculpted in the image of the Moon goddess, sister of Huitzilopochtli.

stone for sacrifice

Alter on which human sacrifices were performed.

Temple of Huitzilopochtli

Temple devoted to the Aztec god of the Sun and of war.