Ancient capital of the Aztec empire.
Located at the site of modern Mexico City , it was founded с 1325 in the marshes of Lake Montezuma II , said to consist of 300 rooms, as well as hundreds of temples. It was destroyed by the Spanish conquistador es under {{link=Cort%C3%A9s, Hern%C3%A1n">Hernán Cortés in 1521.