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The Construction of Tenochtitlan: Building the Aztec Capital on Water
The construction of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, is one of the most remarkable feats of urban engineering in history. Founded in 1325, the city was built on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco, in what is today Mexico City. Over the course of two centuries, Tenochtitlan grew into one of…