| The Pyramid of the Sun, an ambitious monument of exceptional importance, was built on a squared base, each side 215 meters wide. It is 65 meters high and consists of four stepped, slopped tiers. A stepped platform and stairway is on its western side. Smaller pyramids and temples are symmetrically placed around it, endowing the complex with extraordinary grandeur. The orientation of the Pyramid of the Sun is based on astronomical considerations, and like the Street of the Dead and all the structures in the city, it deviated only slightly from astronomical north. Underneath the Pyramid of the Sun there is a cave that was probably considered as the place of origin of the Teotihuacanos. |
