a portrait of Tenochtitlan
tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl
a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire

A 3D recreation of the capital of the Aztec empire, with comparisons with modern day Mexico City.

  • Naminreb@kbin.social
    8·
    10 months ago

    These renderings are so amazing and accurate.

    I spent a lot of time at Templo Mayor, and I always wondered how things would have looked like. This is how getting in a Time Machine and traveling to the past must feel like.

    Every time I traveled to Mexico City from Veracruz, I wondered how it must have been for the first Spaniards to encounter such a city for the first time. Now I know.

    Absolutely mesmerizing. And the overlays with the city finally helped me understand how the city could have grown on top of the lake.

    Thanks for posting!

  • eight [it/its]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    Xochimilco is a must go if you visit CDMX. There you can find some of the last existing chinampas - floating islands of arable land built on top of the lake bed.

    It’s unimaginable how complex and built up Tenochtitlan must have been back in its heyday.

    • Flying SquidOPMEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      It was larger than any of the European capitals in its day.