Tula Ruins

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Tula, formally, Tula de Allende, is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. It is located some 100 km to the north-northwest of Mexico City. It covers part of the southeastern portion of the Pre-Columbian city.
Nearby are the remains of the ancient capital city of the Toltecs, also known as “Tula” or as “Tollan”. Usually identified as the Toltec capital around 980 CE, the city was destroyed at some time between 1168 and 1179. Tula became the capital city following Teotihuacan, although it never reached the same size due to competing cities in the area.
The site is at and around the junction of two rivers, the Río Rosas and the Río Tula. The two largest clusters of grand ceremonial architecture are nicknamed “Tula Grande” (the most visited by tourists) and “Tula Chico”. Remains of other buildings extend for some distance in all directions. In the residential areas streets were laid out in a grid pattern.
The core of Tula was a precinct containing pyramids, ball courts, and vast colonnaded halls. Toltec architecture is distinctive, featuring details that indicate Toltec influence when they turn up elsewhere at sites as distant as the Yucatán peninsula and the US Southwest.
The site was extensively looted in Aztec times, with much of the artwork and sculpture carted off. Human figures known as “atlantids” served as main pillars in the temple that stood atop the main pyramid. The entrance was flanked by pillars sculpted in the form of the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl. The serpent pillars are now missing.
Parts of the site are open for tourist visits, and Tula has a small museum.

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