Teotihuacán - Pyramid of the Sun

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Teotihuacán - Pyramid of the Sun sent on May 31, 2013 (22:32) by Michela Checchetto. 27 comments, 2397 views.

at 26mm, 1/1250 f/4.5, ISO 200, hand held.

#SitiArcheologici Teotihuacán è il più grande sito archeologico precolombiano del Nord America, si trova a circa 2.300 metri di altitudine e a 40 chilometri da Città del Messico. Il nome Teotihuacan fu dato alla città dagli Aztechi solo secoli dopo la sua caduta, e viene tradotto come "il luogo dove vengono creati gli dei" o "la citta degli dei". A tutt'oggi ancora si discute sull'origine dei suoi fondatori seppur fu sicuramente abitata da diverse etnie. L'edificazione di Teotihuacán viene datata attorno al 300 a.C., mentre laPiramide del Sole fu costruita circa nel 150 a.C.. L'area archeologica sinora identificata, occupa un'estensione di ben 82,66 chilometri quadrati. Anche ora gli scavi sono in corso e, durante la mia visita, ho avuto modo di apprendere che gli archeologi stanno utilizzando anche dei piccoli droni per entrare nelle profondità, in particolare, della Piramide della Luna. Durante il periodo del suo massimo splendore, attorno dunque alla metà del primo millennio, Teotihuacán era la più grande città di tutto il continente americano e a ciò contribuì la sua posizione che favorì un fiorente scambio culturale e commerciale con le popolazioni limitrofe, garantendo così a lungo l'inarrestabile sviluppo della città. Giungendo al sito archeologico si resta impressionati dalla sua vastità e dall'imponenza, in particolare, delle due piramidi chiamate del Sole e della Luna. La Piramide del Sole è un poderoso edificio di quattro piani dall'altezza di circa 73 metri, con i lati che raggiungono la misura di 225 metri. Si stima che per realizzare questa piramide siano occorsi oltre tremila uomini ed oltre trent'anni di lavoro ininterrotto, con un utilizzo di ben oltre due milioni e mezzo di tonnellate di mattoni essiccati al sole. Secondo la più accreditata interpretazione si crede che questa costruzione simboleggi il centro dell'universo, con i quattro angoli che corrispondono ai quattro punti cardinali e con il vertice a significare il centro della vita. A poca distanza è possibile poi ammirare l'altra piramide, chiamata Piramide della Luna ed edificata intorno al II secolo d.C. Seppur di dimensioni minori rispetto a quella del Sole (raggiunge solo 42 metri di altezza ma, vi assicuro, che scalarli non è proprio una passeggiata...); ciò non toglie che conservi ancora intatto il suo fascino e la sua notevole importanza. Proprio dalla Piramide della Luna si sviluppa l'infinito Viale dei Morti, per circa tre chilometri, attraversando anche la Ciudadela (cittadella) che rappresentava il centro cerimoniale dell'intero complesso. Qui sorge, infatti, il tempio di Quetzalcoatl (il Serpente Piumato). Si tratta di una piramide a 6 piani, caratterizzata da alcuni elementi architettonici che diverranno poi tipici in tutta la Mesoamerica, come le alfardas, rampe di protezione delle scalinate dell'edificio, e il cosiddetto talud-tablero, l'interruzione del corpo inclinato della piramide (talud) per mezzo di unità sporgenti (tableros). Le pareti della piramide sono poi decorate da numerosi bassorilievi raffiguranti serpenti. Tra essi spunta anche il Quetzalcoatl, il Serpente Piumato. Teotihuacán rimane un luogo pieno di fascino e di mistero e ancor oggi restano ignote le cause del suo declino e del suo abbandono, anche se si ipotizza che la causa sia essenzialmente riconducibile ad un inaridimento della zona causato dai cambiamenti climatici avvenuti negli anni 535 - 536. Questa teoria si basa, tra l'altro, sull'analisi di numerosi resti umani trovati nel corso dei numerosi scavi, che mostrerebbero segni di marcata denutrizione.

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Michela Checchetto

sent on May 31, 2013 (22:34) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon. Even from a distance .... you do well to note.

Michela Checchetto

sent on May 31, 2013 (22:42) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Detail of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl

Gian Carlo Calcaterra

sent on May 31, 2013 (22:55) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I have carefully read this wonderful report on the Pyramids, very precise and detailed, thank you. :-)
Ah, sorry, but at times I do not look at the picture ... ;-) joke, some are historical places with their charm.
One shot still managed well, a nice diagonal with a focus right.
Here too, the landscape and these "architectural structures" are at the photos,
but the credit of the success is the photographer! Compliments.
Hello Michela.
Janka55

Lully

sent on May 31, 2013 (23:07) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A beautiful panoramic justice to the majesty 'of the pyramid and the length of the Avenue of the Dead.
Congratulations and it continues this way '.
Hello hello
Lully

Michela Checchetto

sent on May 31, 2013 (23:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

@ Janka55
Dear Janka,
satisfaction to know that you had the patience to read the whole caption!
Be among the few who farannowow! but I think that, at times, to know what you are watching (even if it is just a picture) is really an added value. In this case, given my passion for the pre-Columbian civilizations, I wanted to spend a little time and virtual ink to accompany this shot as the site where it was made definitely deserves attention. ;-)
Thanks also, of course, for appreciating the photo! :-P ;-)
Best wishes!!
Michela

Michela Checchetto

sent on May 31, 2013 (23:21) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

@ Lully
Hello carisssssima! :-)
Thank you for your nice comment!
You know how much this site is impressive both for extent and the grandeur of the pyramids, if a little bit I was able to bring all of this, I'm happy:-P
A hug and a warm greeting
Michela

Lully

sent on May 31, 2013 (23:28) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I have one made from the top of the pyramid of the moon, so 'front the street and I left to that of the Sun, certainly not as beautiful as yours, but by' a beautiful cmq
memory.
A hug and goodnight
Lully

Afrikachiara

sent on May 31, 2013 (23:31) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I feel soooooo charge and was active despite the trip! Thank you so much for the photographic documentation and didactic!
Congratulations dear Michela!
Hello hello, Chiara

Michela Checchetto

sent on May 31, 2013 (23:49) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

@ Lully

“ I've got one made from the top of the pyramid of the Moon „

I posted a little while ago just a shot from the top of the Pyramid of the Moon, perhaps find yourself your own PDR! ;-)
Memories are the most important thing .... the rest is a plus! :-P
Lully Thanks dear!
Good night and a hug to you too!
Michela

@ Afrikachiara

“ Do you feel soooooo charge and was active despite the trip! „

True! :-D The jet lag (in this case should I pay for 7 hours of failure) is an unknown for me ... thankfully! :-)
Thank you very much dear to you Chiara for appreciating the photo and your caption!
Hello, thereaoooo
Michela

Francesco Abbate

sent on June 01, 2013 (0:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

WELCOME BACK !! :-P:-P
CONGRATULATIONS FOR PHOTOS THAT IS ESPECIALLY FOR A DESCRIPTION ! A salutone ;-):-P:-P francis

user18646

sent on June 01, 2013 (1:01) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Michelaaaa. fascinating is the description that accompanies the image you get lost in the story ... and then you find yourself with the image ... beautiful .... Dino

Luca Alessi

sent on June 01, 2013 (1:21) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Makes good the majesty of the structure, accurate caption ;-)
Luca

L'oggettoindistruttibile

sent on June 01, 2013 (5:09) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great, jaw-dropping.
Vincenzo

Roberto Ducoli

sent on June 01, 2013 (7:39) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

from my little passion for archeology, to your great passion ....... very good and a bow to your comment:-P
hello ;-)

Jarmila

sent on June 01, 2013 (11:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Welcome back dear Michela. What beautiful memories to the pyramids of Teotihuacan, there are rising twice 8-) Nice shot and reportage.Un hug:-P

Roberto1977

sent on June 01, 2013 (11:58) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very impressive!

Peppe550

sent on June 01, 2013 (12:24) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Congratulations on the photo and caption, as an amateur enthusiast of ancient civilizations thanks for wanting to share with us all your emotions!
Peppe.

Adolfo Panarello

sent on June 01, 2013 (12:40) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello Michela! Thank you very much for the beautiful Mexican images you gave us. Visit the places from which you just came back is one of the dreams of my life, but, as you know, almost never dreams come true.

Thank you for your report and for the wise and illuminating captions that accompany your photos.

Ciaoo,

Adolfo

Michela Checchetto

sent on June 01, 2013 (12:47) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

@ Francesco Abbate
Hello dear Francis!
Thanks first of all for the warm welcome! :-P
I'm glad you enjoyed the photo! In the description I wanted to join some of my impressions of archaeological and historical news are pleasantly surprised that more than anyone paused to read all those words!
Thank you very much! :-P :-)
Best wishes
Michela

@ Dinocelle
Hello Dinooooo!

“ fascinating the description that accompanies the image you get lost in the story ... and then you find yourself with the picture „

How nice! So my goal has been achieved, I wanted that those "stones" somehow lived! ;-)
Thank you Dino!

Michela

@ Luca Alessi
Hello dear Luca!
Among the archaeological sites that I have had the opportunity to visit this, for its majesty, it really is the most impressive. The size of the Pyramids and the vastness of the area, further accentuated by the lack of vegetation (present in other sites), can be considerable.
Thank you for your nice comment! :-):-P
A salutone
Michela

Michela Checchetto

sent on June 01, 2013 (12:55) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

@ The oggettoindistruttibile
Hello Vincenzo!
If you are left open-mouthed just seeing this photo (and that makes me piacerissimo) .... think a bit 'as I was I found myself in front of this majesty which I had seen in pictures and studied since childhood on the books! :-D wow! :-D
Great, you're right!
Thank you moltissimoooo!
Ciaooo
Michela

@ Roberto Ducoli
Hello Roberto!
I am happy to give these photos with a contribution to increase your passion; travelers and has this good fortune should always be able to convey something to others. At least I'll try ... and it's a pleasure!
Thank you and a salutone!
Michela

@ Jarmila
Hello dear! Thank you for your welcome! :-)
You know as well as fascinating in this place ....
Even more so, since you know him well, I'm really glad you enjoyed both photo and the caption.
Grazieeee! :-P
Best wishes and good weekend! :-) :-) :-)
Michela

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