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Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City

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Located in the heart of Mexico City's historic neighborhood, Museo del Templo Mayor is an ancient archaeological site, once one of the Aztec people's most important temples. Belonging to the postclassical period of Mesoamerica, the temple was dedicated to two Aztec gods: Huitzilopochtli, the god of war, and Tlaloc, the god of rain and architecture. In 1987, the museum was built to help preserve the World Heritage Site, helping to continue excavation and provide a rich and detailed history of the temple for visitors. A vast collection of artifacts unearthed throughout the years, as well as a model of the Aztec capital city Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City), are displayed across eight main exhibition halls surrounding the sacred site. To visit Museo del Templo Mayor on your trip to Mexico City, use our Mexico City trip builder website.
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  • Simply excellent -- set aside a few hours to explore this extensive museum. The collection is well-curated with good description of not only artefacts but also the fairly recent discovery of the... 
    Simply excellent -- set aside a few hours to explore this extensive museum. The collection is well-curated with good description of not only artefacts but also the fairly recent discovery of the...  more »
  • We stayed at the NH Hotel which was like a 5 minute walk to the large plaza in the centre of Mexico. We rode the subway - twice! with no issues. We did the hop on hop off bus ( the system for... 
    We stayed at the NH Hotel which was like a 5 minute walk to the large plaza in the centre of Mexico. We rode the subway - twice! with no issues. We did the hop on hop off bus ( the system for...  more »
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  • They don’t allow water. Many museums do not allow water, but they will hold it for you. These people will not do that. Mexico City is at a high altitude and you need water. I went in while my wife had to wait outside to hold the water. I found that most of the good stuff could be viewed from the terrace which you can go on for free. I recommend you pass up paying admission to go see this place unless you are really really interested in Mayan history.
  • Really interesting place. Very well laid out with rooms for various different periods in history. Lots of information in English to help tourists (like me). Gives you a good appreciation for the various different Mexican cultures and influences. Overall, a great place to visit for 2 hours. One caveat - make sure you are not overcharged at the entrance. We were a party of 2 and he charged us for 3 people. He wasn't remotely apologetic and hadn't given us a receipt at the time so we were lucky we had internet to show him the card transaction. Entrance should be MXN 85 per person.

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