🏛️ Templo Mayor: The Buried Heart of the Aztec Empire 🌋

🌉 Beneath Mexico City’s Streets: Lies Tenochtitlán—the Aztec Empire’s lost capital. Here stood Templo Mayor 🗿, a twin-temple sacred pyramid dedicated to: Tláloc 🌧️ (rain god, master of water). Huitzilopochtli 🔥 (sun god, god of war). 🌾 Purpose: The Aztecs prayed for fertile fields 🌽, victorious wars ⚔️, and empire expansion 🌍. This was no mere church—it was the cosmic axis of their world! 🔄 Rebuilt 7 Times: Over 200 years, leaders enlarged the pyramid 🧱. Each layer = a chapter in Aztec glory. 💀 1521: The End: Spanish conquerors demolished it 💥, burying Tenochtitlán under colonial Mexico City. The Aztec past? Erased ❌. 🔍 1978: A Miracle: A worker unearthed Coyolxauhqui’s statue 🗿—a moon goddess. Archaeologists dug deeper and found: 7 Layered Temples 🏛️ (Aztec “Russian nesting dolls”!). Snake Gods 🐍 (Figure 4!). Tlaloc’s Volcanic Mask 🌋 (Figure 5—still vibrant after 500 years!). Tlaltecuhtli Monster 👹 (Figure 6—terrifying earth goddess!). Eagle Warriors 🦅 (Figure 8—Aztec Navy SEALs!). 💔 Legacy: The Aztecs didn’t just lose a city—they nearly lost their memory 🧠. But Templo Mayor whispers back: “We were here.” 🌀 #AztecEmpire #LostCities #ArchaeologyWonders 🇲🇽✨