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Teotihuacan photos

Photos of Teotihuacan

24 photos of the pyramids, the Avenue of the Dead, the murals and the balloons, each with the photographer named. All are Wikimedia Commons files under free licences.

The pyramids and the Avenue

The Pyramid of the Sun and its five tiers above a line of agaves and green grass, white clouds on a deep blue sky — The Pyramid of the Sun from the path to the car park, agaves in front · Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Plaza of the Moon and the Avenue of the Dead seen from the Pyramid of the Moon, the Pyramid of the Sun on the left, white clouds over the mountains — The Avenue of the Dead from the Pyramid of the Moon, the Pyramid of the Sun on the left · Frankmx, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Pyramid of the Moon and the platforms of the Plaza of the Moon seen from above, the green plain and Cerro Gordo behind — The Pyramid of the Moon and its plaza seen from the Pyramid of the Sun in 2015, before that climb closed in 2020 · Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0

Looking north along the Avenue of the Dead towards the Pyramid of the Moon, platforms on both sides, big clouds — The Avenue of the Dead looking north to the Pyramid of the Moon · MIKHEIL, CC BY-SA 4.0

Visitors walking on the Avenue of the Dead, low platforms on the left and the Pyramid of the Sun beyond them under a deep blue sky — Visitors on the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramid of the Sun beyond the platforms · Polimerek, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Avenue of the Dead from the air, looking north: the Ciudadela on the right, the Pyramid of the Sun beside the Avenue and the Pyramid of the Moon at its end under Cerro Gordo — The Avenue of the Dead from the air, looking north from the Ciudadela to the Pyramid of the Moon and Cerro Gordo · Ralibreros112, CC BY-SA 4.0

Temples, palaces and murals

A carved Feathered Serpent head with a feather collar and shell inlays on the west facade of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent — A Feathered Serpent head on the west facade of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, original stone with shell inlays · Jaluj, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Adosada platform in the Ciudadela with visitors on its stairway, a lawn in front and white clouds on a blue sky — The Adosada platform and, behind it, the Temple of the Feathered Serpent inside the Ciudadela · Eljaivan, CC BY-SA 3.0

The patio of the Palace of Quetzalpapálotl with carved stone pillars and the red painted frieze of circles and feathers — The patio of the Palace of Quetzalpapálotl, carved pillars and the red frieze, rebuilt in 1962 to 1964 · Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0

The Tepantitla mural in place: small figures, a blue mountain and plants painted on a dark red ground — The Tepantitla mural in place, the scene read as Tlalocan since 1942, about 30 percent of the paint surviving · Álvaro de la Paz Franco, CC0

The Puma Mural on the Avenue of the Dead, an original painting in place since its discovery in 1963 · Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0

A scale model of the Pyramid of the Sun and the buildings around it in the Museum of Teotihuacan Culture — The model of the Pyramid of the Sun and its precinct in the Museum of Teotihuacan Culture, photographed in 2008 · Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0

A Teotihuacan stone mask with inlaid eyes and ears, museum photograph on a grey background — A Teotihuacan stone mask, a museum piece: the holes at the edge once tied it to something · Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0

Balloons, seasons and around

Six hot air balloons in the sky around the Pyramid of the Sun at dawn, the plain and the hills in soft light — Balloons around the Pyramid of the Sun at dawn; flights take off between 06:00 and 07:00 and the wind decides the route · Jorge Castro Ruso, CC BY-SA 2.0

The Ciudadela and the Temple of the Feathered Serpent seen from the Pyramid of the Sun in the rainy season, the plain green, San Juan Teotihuacán behind — The Ciudadela from the Pyramid of the Sun in the rainy season, San Juan Teotihuacán behind it · Eljaivan, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dry golden grass, cactus and a pepper tree on the Teotihuacan plain under a blue sky, Cerro Gordo behind — The dry season on the plain: gold grass, cactus and Cerro Gordo behind · Álvaro de la Paz Franco, CC0

The main plaza of San Juan Teotihuacán with its red-domed kiosk, trees and red arcades under a blue sky — The main plaza of San Juan Teotihuacán, about 3 km from Gate 2 · Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0

The facade of the Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in Mexico City with taxis queuing outside — Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Mexico City: the counter for the Teotihuacan bus is at platform 7 · Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0

The new Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, a round concrete church with a green roof and a cross — The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, about 40 km from Gate 1 by road · Anagoria, CC BY 3.0

Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco: Aztec ruins in front of the colonial church of Santiago and modern buildings — Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Tlatelolco: the Aztec platforms, the church of Santiago and the modern city · Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0

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