Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan' has mentioned 'Sun' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Archeologist Veronica Ortega of the National Institute of Anthropology and History states that the city appears to have actually been named "Teohuacan", meaning "City of the Sun" rather than "City of the Gods", as the current name suggests. | WIKI |
| During this period, the construction of some of the most well known sites of Teotihuacan, the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, was completed. | WIKI |
| During Aztec times, the city was a place of pilgrimage and identified with the myth of Tollan, the place where the sun was created. | WIKI |
| The central part of the city, including the Avenue of the Dead, conforms to the orientation of the Sun Pyramid, while the southern part reproduces the orientation of the Ciudadela. | WIKI |
| The orientation of the Sun Pyramid was intended to record xe2x80x9cthe sunrises on February 11 and October 29 and sunsets on April 30 and August 13. | WIKI |
| Furthermore, the Sun Pyramid is aligned to Cerro Gordo to the north, which means that it was purposefully built on a spot where a structure with a rectangular ground plan could satisfy both topographic and astronomical requirements. | WIKI |
| This north-south oriented main reference axis of the city is lined with monumental buildings and complexes, from which the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, as well as the Great Compound with the Temple of Quetzalcoatl (also known as Temple of the Plumed Serpent) stand out. | UNESCO |
| Here it is expressed in its successive and complementary aspects: the dry and obsessive geometry of the pyramids of the Sun and the Moon contrasts with the sculpted and the painted decor of an exceptional richness of the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): Lining the immense Avenue of the Dead, the unique group of sacred monuments and places of worship in Teotihuacan (the Pyramids of the Sun, the Moon and Quetzalcoatl and the Palaces of Quetzalmariposa, the Jaguars, of Yayahuala and others) constitutes an outstanding example of a pre-Columbian ceremonial center. | UNESCO |