What was the name of the main Aztec temple in Tenochtitlan?

The main Aztec temple in Tenochtitlan was the Templo Mayor. Its Nahuatl name was Huēyi Teōcalli, meaning “Great Temple” or “Main Temple,” and it stood at the ceremonial center of the Mexica capital, near the site of present-day Mexico City.

The temple was a stepped pyramid with two staircases leading to shrines at the summit. One shrine honored Huitzilopochtli, the Mexica god of war and patron deity, while the other honored Tlaloc, the god of rain and agriculture. This pairing reflected the two foundations of Mexica power: warfare and food production.

The Templo Mayor was enlarged repeatedly by successive rulers, creating several construction stages around earlier temples. Spanish forces destroyed much of it during the conquest in 1521, and later colonial buildings covered the remains. Archaeologists began uncovering the complex in the 20th century, including the famous Coyolxauhqui Stone. It is commonly confused with other Mesoamerican monuments, such as Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Sun, but those belonged to a much earlier civilization and different city.