Teotihuacán: El Templo de la Serpiente Emplumada

Away from the immediate prominence of the great pyramids, yet situated at the political center of the city, stands the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. Though more modest in scale than other monuments at the site, this building embodies one of the most refined expressions of Teotihuacan art and cosmology. Its decorative richness and symbolic complexity have made it one of the most beautiful architectural works in all of Mesoamerica. Away from the immediate spotlight of the great pyramids, yet situated at the political center of the city, stands the Feathered Serpent Temple. Though more modest in scale than other monuments at the site, this building embodies one of the most refined expressions of Teotihuacan art and cosmology. Its decorative richness and symbolic complexity have made it one of the most extraordinary architectural works in all of Mesoamerica.