Mesoamerican architect Ignacio Marquina noted during the 1930s investigations, that the construction technique at Tenayuca was very similar to the ones of other Aztec temples, such as at Tenochtitlan, Tlatelolco, Santa Cecilia Acatitlan and Castillo de Teayo in Veracruz. Furthermore, he noted that in its second construction stage, the pyramid had the same dimensions as stage two of the great pyramids of Mexico-Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco. He therefore suggested that, although the first construction of the pyramid of Tenayuca probably antedated the great temples of Mexico-Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco, stage two could have corresponded to a common construction plan.
During the last construction phase, which dates at around 1415 AD, the base of the pyramid was surrounded by a coatepantli, the "wall of serpents", consisting of a series of stone serpents built in and projecting out of a wall that enclosed three sides of the building.
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