The outside view of the Gran Hotel Mexico City
The outside is not as stunnning
Stunning from any angle
Simply breathtakingly beautiful
Daytime market in the Square, Ciudad , Mexico City
Every day something new was happening at this busy square
The Gran Hotel has a stunning atrium area
Nothing straight simply wonderful
The wonderful main staircase of the Gran Hotel
Even the stairs are curved
From Every angle stunning
Figure in the market adding to the colour
Rose couldn't resist taking this shot
Goods for sale and crowds come to buy
This market is set overnight in the square
The Main Cathedral adjacent to the square
Stunning from the outside not so stunning inside
Lamp Stand in the Gran Hotel
Antique lamp stands
The doors to the antique lift at the Gran Hotel, Ciudad, Mexico City
At each end of the Atrium thee are these antique lifts. You only ever get to ride in them on arriving at the Hotel as a porter needs to operate them
Dance replication of the Ancient Aztec
Behind this their seems to be anundelying move to revive this ancient culture in some form
Aztec Colour
These people seem to be harking back to a time long past
The snake in stone in Templor Mayor is likely to be Mayan rather than Aztec
Later when visiting ancient Mayan sits we saw the snake's head appear on many of their buildings and structures
The mask shape to these sculptures seem to match Aztec forms we saw in the museum
We think they were waiting to b uplifted to the nearby Musuem
Volcanic rock and a cement based mortar were used to build these structure
Stunning that these ancient people had such advanced building technique and knowledge
Unique volcanic rock cemented in place
Part of the recoverd area at Templor Mayor
This was our first taste of these ancient people
The Templor Mayor excavation with the city behind
This dig was adjacent to the main square of Mexico City
Paths stairs and acess ways were all part of the area uncovered
Templor Mayor dig is providing a lot of information about both the Mayan and Aztec people
There seems to be an order to these buildings that raised our interest
This area is close by the area of altars used for sacrafice, of all types
Altars of Sacrifice
these are small so could be young animals, food, or sadly infants
This appears to be a communal area
Possibly an area of gathering in relation to the religios services
This plant appaerantly is used for the production of Tequila
Large plant used in the production of Mexico national drink
Another paart that appears related to communal living
This was an unguided visit so we were soley reliant on the information boars which thankfully had english sections
Skull emblazoned Altar at Templor Mayor
There is liitle doubt what this altar was used for
A veiw of this ancient cityTemplor Mayor
Templor Mayor, Mayan and Aztec
This excavation is an ongoing process as demonstated by the ares under ccver
