How did religion influence the architecture of the Aztecs?
Aztec architecture reflected the Aztec’s power as an empire and their religious beliefs. Their capital, Tenochtitlan, was one of the three largest cities in the world (along with Constantinople and Paris), and had to meet the needs of the people. Cardinal points represented teh four corners of the earth and teh gods that ruled each corner. To quote: “North was represented by the color black and ruled by Tezcatlipoca, god of fate, destiny and night; it was the region called Mictlampa, meaning the place of death, and its associated symbol was a flint knife. South was characterized by the color blue and ruled by Huitzilopochtli, the solar god and war deity; this was the region called Huitztlampa, the region of thorns, and its symbol was the rabbit. East was associated with the color red and ruled by Tonatiuh, the sun god, Xipec Totec, the god of fertility and vegetation, and Camaxtli-Mixcoatl, the god of hunting; it was the region called Tlapallan, meaning the place of red color and also
