Next stop on your tour of Teotihuacan: the Patio of the Jaguars.
Teotihuacan Tour
By Suzanne Barbezat, About.com
Quetzalpapalotl Palace Patio
Inside the Quetzal-Papalotl Temple
© 2007 Suzanne Barbezat, licensed to About
The pillars surrounding the patio of the Quetzalpapalotl Palace are made of stone blocks carved with images of birds. Some are shown in profile and others are facing forward. A few still retain obsidian incrustations for the eyes.
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- Teotihuacan
- The Citadel and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl
- The Avenue of the Dead
- The Pyramid of the Sun
- Quetzalpapalotl Palace
- Quetzalpapalotl Palace Patio
- Patio of the Jaguars
- Looking south along the Avenue of the Dead
- Pyramid of the Moon
- The View from the Pyramid of the Moon
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