Teotihuacán de Arista in Teotihuacán, Mexico State, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
The Southern Building of Teotihuacan
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 2, 2017
1. The Southern Building of Teotihuacan Marker
Edificio Sur
Este edificio tiene siete superposiciones que reflejan toda la historia de Teotihuacan. Los restos más antiguos son de habitaciones anteriores a la construcción del conjunto. Las siguientes etapas corresponden a basamentos piramidales superpuestos, orientados hacia el oeste, con escalinatas hacia la parte superior, en donde se ubicaban los templos.
En la Subestructura 2, quedan restos de uno de estos templos y una escalinata delimitada por alfardos, decoradas con círculos concéntricos en verde y negro, sobre un fondo rojo. El cuerpo del basamento presenta un talud-tablero diferente del típico teotihuacano en sus molduras. En el tablero hay restos de pintura mural, con cruces formadas por rectángulos rojos superpuestos, delimitados por lineas negras. En las cruces aparecen tres círculos concéntricos llamados “chalchihuites” que representan gotas de agua o cosas preciosas, como piedra verde. Toda la figura forma el signo llamado “quincuncen” o “quinterno”, que se asocia con los cinco tumbos del universo prehispánico: los cuatro rumbos cardinales y el centro.
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Edificio Sur
Inin caltepantli quimpiya chicome tlanenepanoli tlen temachtia inemiliz in Teotihuacan. In tlen cachto catca mafe chantoton tlen omochiuhque cachto. In zatepan in tlachichihualiz catê in tlatetzontin teocaltin tlen tlanenepalolcate, ihuan ixtlacha ic iquizayan tonatiuh, ihuan icatemamatlatl ipan tlen cuali tlèco, in canin cate in teocaltin. lpan in tlen itoca Subestructura 2, zaye omocauh intlachaliz ininque teocaltin ihuan ce temamatlatl tlen tlami ica tlen itoca alfardas, mochi tlatlamachtli quipiya ica xoxoctic ihuan tliltic tlayehualoltin, ipan in tlapali chichiltic. In tlen mochi in caltecpantli quipiya tlen itoca talud-tablero tlen àmo cuali zan mochihuaya ompa teotihuacan. Ipan in tlen itoca tablero, zaye mohta in tlapaltepamitl, ica croztic tlatlamachtli ihuan chichiltic nànauhpantli tlen monenepanohua ihuan tlayecohua ica tliltic tlamelahualiztli. Ipan in canin neci croztique tlen itoca “chalchihuites” tlen teixtitia in quenin chipini in atl onozo tetlatlamachtli, in quenin in chalchichihuitl.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 2, 2017
2. The Southern Building of Teotihuacan Marker
The Southern Building is quite literally one of the southernmost buildings at the Teotihuacan Archaeological Site. In order to get a sense of the size of the overall site, the arrow shows the location of the marker, seen from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun towards the south.
The Southern Building at Teotihuacan
This building has seven superpositions which reflect the entire history of Teotihucán. The oldest remains pertain to the rooms which existed prior to the construction of the group. The following stages correspond to the superimposed pyramidal bases which face west, with steps leading to the upper part where the temples were situated.
Remains of one of these temples and a stairway bounded by low balustrades, decorated with concentric circles painted green and black on a red background, are found in Substructure 2. The body of the base displays a “slope and panel” style different from the typical Teotihuacán one in its mouldings. The panel has remains of a mural painting with crosses formed by superimposed red rectangles bounded by black lines. Three concentric circles called “chalchihuites”, which means drops of water or precious things, such as the green stone, appear in the crosses. The entire figure forms the sign called "quincuncen" or "quinterno", which is associated with the prehispanic directions of the universe: the four cardinal points plus the center.
Only traces of a few walls remain of Substructure 1. The most recent of the bases, called South Building, completely covers all the previous constructions. Its architectual style corresponds to the last phases of the city: it had only one body with sloped walls and a temple on top.
Erected by Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Man-Made Features • Native Americans.
Location. 19° 40.894′ N, 98° 50.847′ W. Marker is in Teotihuacán de Arista, Estado de Mexico (Mexico State), in Teotihuacán. Marker can be reached from Calle Paloma just west of Calle Tuxpan. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Teotihuacán de Arista MEX 55880, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Southern Building (here, next to this marker); Embedded Platform (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple of the Plumed Serpent (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Ciudadela (about 120 meters away); Avenue of the Dead (about 210 meters away); Monolithic Sculpture of a Water-related Deity (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Northwest San Juan River Complex (approx. half a kilometer away); Plaza C of the Avenue of the Dead Complex (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Teotihuacán de Arista.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
