Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
The ruins of the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent. Each head weighs over 4 tons
The giant serpent heads wear a feathered collar and decorate the pyramid side alternating with the serpent and then God Tlaloc – the God of Rains. When you look at the stone carvings remember that they were painted bright colors – likely deep reds and blues.
The giant serpent heads wear a feathered collar and decorate the pyramid side alternating with the serpent and then God Tlaloc – the God of Rains. When you look at the stone carvings remember that they were painted bright colors – likely deep reds and blues.

 

Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

The ruins of the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent. Each head weighs over 4 tons

Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent: is the third largest pyramid with impressive serpent head carvings jutting out towards you as if guarding the secrets within the Pyramid.

Each head weighs over 4 tons each and miraculously teeters from the side of the sloped pyramid’s face. They represent “leadership of the ruler” and some anthropologists suggest that the ruler who directed the building is buried inside.

The giant serpent heads wear a feathered collar and decorate the pyramid side alternating with the serpent and then God Tlaloc – the God of Rains. When you look at the stone carvings remember that they were painted bright colors – likely deep reds and blues.
The giant serpent heads wear a feathered collar and decorate the pyramid side alternating with the serpent and then God Tlaloc – the God of Rains. When you look at the stone carvings remember that they were painted bright colors – likely deep reds and blues.

The feathered serpent is the God the Aztecs called Quetzalcoatl related to the Gods of wind, of Venus, of merchants and of arts, crafts and knowledge as well as the patron God of the Aztec priesthood.

The giant serpent heads wear a feathered collar and decorate the pyramid side alternating with the serpent and then God Tlaloc – the God of Rains. When you look at the stone carvings remember that they were painted bright colors – likely deep reds and blues.

The Pyramid was later covered by a structure called the Adosada Platform in the fourth century and was not visible from the center Citadel. This leads researches to speculate that the power shifted away from the Feathered Serpent ideology.

The Adosada Platform, situated right in front of the Pyramid obscures the view of the Feathered Serpents

 

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Teotehuacan b1_3168The giant serpent heads wear a feathered collar and decorate the pyramid side alternating with the serpent and then God Tlaloc – the God of Rains. When you look at the stone carvings remember that they were painted bright colors – likely deep reds and blues. The giant serpent heads wear a feathered collar and decorate the pyramid side alternating with the serpent and then God Tlaloc – the God of Rains. When you look at the stone carvings remember that they were painted bright colors – likely deep reds and blues.