Editing Pyramid of the Moon (section)

=== Placement ===
Among Mesoamerican cultures it is common to use the urban planning of their city to echo their cosmological and mythological beliefs regarding the order of the universe. The positioning of this pyramid plays into the narrative of [[Teotihuacan]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Ancient Teotihuacan : early urbanism in Central Mexico|last=Cowgill, George L.|date=2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521870337|oclc=965908977}}</ref>

The Pyramid of the Moon was deliberately placed at the end of the Avenue of the Dead and at the foot of Cerro Gordo.<ref name=":1" /> This central position makes the processional nature of the Walk of the Dead rather clear. This mimicking of natural structures in human temples has been seen throughout Mesoamerican culture. The relation between the mountain, pyramid, and road has been theorized to resemble a connection between the road and the watery underworld, whereas the mountain serves as a sort of anchor to the earth. Also significant in the larger plan of the city is the orientation of all of the buildings. The north–south axis of the city emphasizes the cosmological and astrological ideologies of the city, since there was a connection between this orientation and the ritual 260-day calendar. The east–west was the worldly structure of the city used for the sake of symmetry. Connecting the Pyramid to the Avenue of the Dead is a public plaza, located at the base of the pyramid.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Teotihuacan : city of water, city of fire|date=26 September 2017 |editor=Robb, Matthew H. |isbn=9780520296558|oclc=981118156}}</ref> This plaza was viewed as the ritual/sacred site, while the pyramid was seen as a structure built on top of it.