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In 1519 Mexico City was once called Venice of the New World. A city built in the middle of a lake. This photo was taken in 1870. The city was built on a island in the middle of a lake. European historians say that the Aztecs rivaled Rome in its sophistication in design and engineering. European explorers called the Aztec capital the Venice of the New World. Scholars believe Tenochtitlan to have been among the largest cities in the world at that time. Compared to Europe, only Paris, Venice and C Mexico City Cathedral, Mesoamerican Architecture, Aztec City, Aztec Civilization, The Aztecs, European Explorers, Mayan Cities, Sci Fi City, Underground Cities

In 1519 Mexico City was once called Venice of the New World. A city built in the middle of a lake. This photo was taken in 1870. The city was built on a island in the middle of a lake. European historians say that the Aztecs rivaled Rome in its sophistication in design and engineering. European explorers called the Aztec capital the Venice of the New World. Scholars believe Tenochtitlan to have been among the largest cities in the world at that time. Compared to Europe, only Paris, Venice…

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“Even we who have seen these things with our own eyes, are yet so amazed as to be unable to comprehend their reality” Cortes in a letter to King Charles V. He was so overwhelmed by the grandeur of the great Aztec city that he was not sure how to…

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