teocallis
- plural of teocalli.
Example Sentences
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This monument, like all the Mexican teocallis or temples, is composed of several stages.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by Bingley, William
This monument, like all the Mexican teocallis, is composed of several stages.
From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.
Many of these structures have a close resemblance to the teocallis of Mexico.
From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by Baldwin, John D. (John Denison)
The larger of the two teocallis is dedicated to the Sun, has a base of about 640 feet, and is about 170 feet high.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Tylor, Edward Burnett
The higher mounds, with broad, flat summits, reached by flights of steps on the outside, are like the Mexican teocallis, or temples.
From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by Baldwin, John D. (John Denison)
