Panoramic view of ancient Teotihuacan with pyramids, stone structures, and crowds of people on the Avenue of the Dead, framed by mountains.

A sweeping panoramic view of Teotihuacan at its height during the Classic period around 500 CE, seen from an elevated viewpoint along the Avenue of the Dead. The vast planned city stretches into the distance with a precise grid of apartment compounds, plazas, and ceremonial complexes. The massive Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon dominate the skyline, aligned with surrounding mountains and celestial axes. Flat-roofed stone and plaster buildings, painted in red and earth tones, fill the urban landscape. Processions of people move along the avenue, merchants trade in markets, and priests gather near temple platforms. Distant volcanoes frame the city, with thin clouds and highland light illuminating the scene. Ultra-wide panoramic framing, monumental scale, historically accurate reconstruction, no modern elements. See more