PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArt@piefed.socialEnglish · 22 days agoAn imagining of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (Yashaswi Karthik)media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageAn imagining of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (Yashaswi Karthik)media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArt@piefed.socialEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareNoodle07@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoI never understood, are the pyramids hollow with rooms inside ?
minus-squareGrantUsEyes@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-222 days agoIt’s pyramids all the way down, at least for the templo mayor (the ceremonial center of the empire’s capital; it’s the biggest pyramid in the illustration above) . It was built on seven stages. Each time making it bigger.
minus-squareMister Neon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoThey would build newer bigger temples over the older smaller ones. They considered it more sacred that way.
I never understood, are the pyramids hollow with rooms inside ?
It’s pyramids all the way down, at least for the templo mayor (the ceremonial center of the empire’s capital; it’s the biggest pyramid in the illustration above) . It was built on seven stages. Each time making it bigger.
They would build newer bigger temples over the older smaller ones. They considered it more sacred that way.