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The photos were taken in 1964, and the names of features given below were the ones used at that time.
The city is thought to have been built around 150 CE.

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Image 1. Looking up the Street of the Dead towards the Pyramid of the Moon


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Image 2. The Pyramid of the Moon


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Image 3. Looking down the Street of the Dead from the top of the Pyramid of the Moon.
The Pyramid of the Sun is on the left.

 

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Image 4. The Pyramid of the Sun

 

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Image 5. The Temple of Quetzalcoatl


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Image 6. A recently excavated complex of rooms.


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Image 7. A recently excavated complex of rooms.


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Image 8. A recently uncovered mural in Teotihuacan. The image is of an eagle.



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Image 9


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Image 10. Mural of a jaguar, speaking.


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Image 11. Mural of a priest.


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Image 12. Mural of ritual dancers.


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Image 13. Mural of Tlaloc, the rain god.

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