Where is Pyramid of the Sun?
Pyramid of the Sun is in Teotihuacán, Mexico, in North America. The game uses the reference point shown below: 19.6925°, -98.8438°. A guess within 25 km earns the full distance score before any hint deduction.
The pin marks the Pyramid of the Sun, not the Pyramid of the Moon or Teotihuacán’s entire archaeological zone.
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The story behind the landmark
Teotihuacán’s builders raised the pyramid during the city’s early development in the first centuries CE. It was constructed above a subterranean passage and chamber. The structure formed part of a complex urban and ceremonial landscape, with a large surrounding plaza and smaller buildings nearby.
The name Pyramid of the Sun does not settle the identity of the deity originally honoured here. INAH notes that this association remains debated. Proposals relate to fertility, the sun or an underworld figure, so it would be misleading to present a modern name as a complete explanation of the ancient monument’s use.
How to recognise it
- A very broad stepped mass rises through sloping terraces.
- A long staircase cuts up the centre of the main face.
- Low archaeological walls and an open ceremonial plaza surround it.
Look twice: a useful comparison
Do not confuse this with El Castillo at Chichén Itzá. The Pyramid of the Sun is much broader in its outline and lacks El Castillo’s intact summit temple. Within Teotihuacán, distinguish it from the Pyramid of the Moon using the photographed setting rather than the name alone.
A detail worth remembering
A long passage beneath the pyramid leads to a chamber with a four-lobed layout. Archaeologists connect it with ideas of sacred origins. The passage is a useful historical detail, but it cannot normally identify the structure from an exterior photograph.
