<P> The name Pyramid of the Sun comes from the Aztecs , who visited the city of Teotihuacan centuries after it was abandoned ; the name given to the pyramid by the Teotihuacanos is unknown . It was constructed in two phases . The first construction stage , around 100 CE , brought the pyramid to nearly the size it is today . The second round of construction resulted in its completed size of 224.942 meters ( 738 feet ) across and 75 meters ( 246 feet ) high , making it the third largest pyramid in the world , though still just over half the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza ( 146 metres ) . The second phase also saw the construction of an altar atop of the pyramid which has not survived into modern times . The Adosada platform was added to the pyramid in the early third century , at around the same time that the Ciudadela and the Temple of the Feathered Serpent were constructed . </P>
<P> The name Pyramid of the Sun comes from the Aztecs , who visited the city of Teotihuacan centuries after it was abandoned ; the name given to the pyramid by the Teotihuacanos is unknown . It was constructed in two phases . The first construction stage , around 100 CE , brought the pyramid to nearly the size it is today . The second round of construction resulted in its completed size of 224.942 meters ( 738 feet ) across and 75 meters ( 246 feet ) high , making it the third largest pyramid in the world , though still just over half the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza ( 146 metres ) . The second phase also saw the construction of an altar atop of the pyramid which has not survived into modern times . The Adosada platform was added to the pyramid in the early third century , at around the same time that the Ciudadela and the Temple of the Feathered Serpent were constructed . </P>
who built the temple of the sun in mexico
who built the temple of the sun in mexico
the Teotihuacanos
the Teotihuacanos