Teotihuacan
ancient Mesoamerican city
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Summary
Teotihuacan is an archaeological site[1]. Teotihuacan ranks in the top 0.091% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,106 views/month, #3 of 3,303).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: State of Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Instance of: historic site[5]
- Architectural style: Talud-tablero[6]
- Location: Teotihuacán de Arista[7]
- Part of: Mesoamerica[8]
- Commons category: Teotihuacán[9]
- Has part(s): Pyramid of the Sun[10], Pyramid of the Moon[11], Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan[12], Avenue of the Dead[13], Quetzalpapálotl[14]
- Significant event: societal collapse[15], abandonment[16]
- Official website: https://www.inah.gob.mx/zonas/23-zona-arqueologica-de-teotihuacan[17]
- IPA transcription: teɪˌoʊtiːwəˈkɑːn[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Teotihuacan[19]
- Visitors per year: 1,785,275[20]
- Described by source: The Dawn of Everything[21]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[22], Cultural property under special protection[23]
- Native label: Teotihuacan[24]
- Different from: Tenochtitlan[25]
- Area: 250 ha[26], 3118.15 ha[27]
- Time period: pre-Columbian era[28], Mesoamerica[29]
- Culture: Teotihuacan civilization[30]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[31], (ii)[32], (iii)[33], (iv)[34], (vi)[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
- State of conservation: in danger[37]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Teotihuacán[38]
- P14541: 2Awvp8[39]
Why It Matters
Teotihuacan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Teotihuacan is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]