The ornate facade of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcoatl) in the Ciudadela complex features elaborately carved stone heads of plumed serpents
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The ornate facade of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcoatl) in the Ciudadela complex features elaborately carved stone heads of plumed serpents and rain deity Tlaloc alternating across its tiers. Over 200 sacrificial burials discovered beneath this temple suggest it served as a focal point for state ritual and cosmological symbolism.
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