archaeological zone of Tlatelolco

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The archaeological zone of Tlatelolco is a major pre-Hispanic Mexica (Aztec) ceremonial and urban center in Mexico City, featuring temple ruins that illustrate the city's indigenous past amid later colonial and modern developments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexica archaeological site
archaeological site
pre-Hispanic ceremonial center
adjacentTo Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco
Santiago Tlatelolco church
modern housing complex of Nonoalco-Tlatelolco
associatedWith Mexica Triple Alliance
linked to: Aztec Empire

Tenochtitlan
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country Mexico
culture Aztec
linked to: Aztec culture

Mexica
endTime 16th century
excavatedBy Mexican archaeologists
excavationStart 20th century
function ceremonial center
urban center
hasEvidenceOf indigenous urban planning
pre-Hispanic religious practices
hasPart Templo Mayor of Tlatelolco
linked to: Templo Mayor

altars
ballcourt remains
ceremonial plaza
palace structures
pyramidal platforms
heritageDesignation Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos
languageOfHistoricPopulation Nahuatl
locatedIn Mexico
Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cuauhtémoc borough
Mexico City federal entity
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
locatedOnContinent North America
mainBuildingMaterial stone
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
near historic center of Mexico City
openToPublic true
partOf Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Tlatelolco
Valley of Mexico
religion Mexica religion
significantEvent Fall of Tlatelolco in 1521
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
startTime 14th century
timePeriod Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
touristAttraction true

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Plaza de las Tres Culturas hasView archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Santiago Tlatelolco church adjacentTo Tlatelolco archaeological site
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Tlatelolco altepetl hasArchaeologicalRemains Tlatelolco ruins
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Aztec culture archaeologicalSite Tlatelolco ruins
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Monument to the Victims of 2 October 1968 locatedNear Tlatelolco archaeological site
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Square of the Three Cultures adjacentTo Tlatelolco archaeological site
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco hasPart Museo de Sitio Tlatelolco
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Aztec architecture majorExample Tlatelolco ceremonial center
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco
Aztec architecture majorExample Templo Mayor of Tlatelolco
linked to: archaeological zone of Tlatelolco